Thirteen-year-old Chase Jones was shot and killed in a Clairton, Pennsylvania home on Wilson Avenue in January 2023. Jones and three other teenagers were in a third-floor bedroom playing video games when a gun discharged. Witnesses in the room said 13-year-old Laquan Rich-Cabbagestalk was holding the firearm when it went off, striking Jones. After the shot, Rich-Cabbagestalk was reportedly heard saying he had shot him and apologizing before leaving the residence.

First responders arrived about 9:30 p.m. and pronounced Jones dead. Police later found a handgun reported stolen near the home. Rich-Cabbagestalk surrendered the next morning and was charged with criminal homicide and possession of a firearm by a minor; an initial nonmonetary bond that would have allowed electronic monitoring was revoked and he was taken to the Allegheny County Jail. Friends and family remember Chase as goofy, loving, and kind; a vigil drew community members, school officials, and the mayor, who urged an end to gun violence. Chase’s mother, ShaDonna Johnson, has held community Easter egg hunts in his memory.

Does anyone have information about that night or knew Chase and the friends who were with him?