Damonte Hardrick, 17, was fatally shot inside a Parkfield Street home in the Carrick neighborhood of Pittsburgh on the night of Monday, February 13, 2023. First responders found him deceased in a bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head. Several other people were in the residence at the time.

Investigators focused on 14-year-old Nigel Thompson after GPS data from an ankle monitor placed him at the scene at about 10 p.m. that night. Surveillance footage reportedly captured two muzzle flashes and a figure believed to be Thompson near the house; police recovered two shell casings in the street, and one bullet passed through an exterior door and interior wall while another went through a concrete wall into the room where Damonte was located. Thompson turned himself in on February 15, 2023, and was charged as an adult with criminal homicide and firearms violations. Prosecutors later showed footage of Thompson leaving his home shortly before the shooting and returning minutes afterward. The motive has not been made clear; Damonte’s aunt said he was doing well in school and likely did not know the accused.

Does anyone who knew Damonte or who was in the Carrick area that night have information that could shed light on what happened?