On what should have been a joyous celebration, James Johnson, a 30-year-old Black man from McKeesport, was fatally shot in the back on his birthday, June 17, 2010. The tragic event unfolded on the front porch of a residence in the 800 block of Ross Avenue in Wilkinsburg, where a party was being held in his honor. The celebration turned into a scene of chaos and sorrow at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Earlier in the evening, a heated argument had taken place on the porch involving several indivi
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