Carl J. Meyers, a 21-year-old Black man from Pittsburgh, was shot on August 17, 2023 in the Beechview neighborhood and died at UPMC Mercy on August 19. Police were dispatched about 4 p.m. to Beechview Avenue and Broadway Avenue and found Meyers lying in a grassy area beside the sidewalk with a gunshot wound; medics took him to the hospital in critical condition. A firearm was recovered at the scene and a man remained there and surrendered to officers; two witnesses were also interviewed.

Pittsburgh detectives and the Violent Crime Unit began investigating immediately, and Police Chief Larry Scirotto later said investigators had identified a suspect. Authorities did not publicly describe the relationship between Meyers and the man who surrendered, nor release a detailed account of what led to the shooting, and reporting did not announce any formal homicide charge at that time. Did anyone in Beechview know Carl or see what happened that afternoon?