On March 1, 2023, at about 5:45 p.m., Pittsburgh Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple rounds in the 3100 block of Cordell Place in the Arlington Heights neighborhood. Officers found 35-year-old Tamont Terale Williams-Brown lying in a courtyard with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner later confirmed his identity. Investigators recovered a firearm near the scene and opened a comprehensive homicide investigation to identify the shooter.

On March 22, 2023, police arrested 31-year-old Leroy Grace in the 1600 block of Arlington Avenue and charged him with criminal homicide, robbery, and possession of a firearm by a person not permitted to have one. The investigation remained ongoing as authorities continued to gather evidence and prepare for legal proceedings. Williams-Brown’s death was one of several homicides in Allegheny County in 2023 that prompted community concern about violent crime.

If anyone has information about what happened on Cordell Place that evening, please share what you know.