Razelle Shelton, 22, a Black man from Rankin, Pennsylvania, was shot and killed near the intersection of Oak Way and Duquesne Street on August 28, 2025. First responders arrived after reports of a burst of gunfire around 3:10 p.m.; multiple shell casings were recovered and Shelton was found with at least one gunshot wound, collapsed in the intersection, and later pronounced dead at a hospital. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner confirmed his identity that evening and into the next day.

Allegheny County Police said no arrests had been made and no suspects had been publicly identified as of the initial investigation. Friends organized a memorial fundraiser and reported Shelton had been on his way home from work when he was killed, a detail underscoring the community’s shock.