On February 8, 2017, 23-year-old Savon Lamont Martin, a Black male, was found dead on the front porch of a Homewood South residence in Pittsburgh after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds to his head, torso, and extremities. Responding officers were alerted by ShotSpotter and pronounced Martin dead at the scene. Shell casings were recovered nearby.

Several people, including young children, were inside the home when the shooting occurred just outside the door; remarkably, no one else was physically injured. Police did not release a motive or identify any suspects, and the case grew cold with no arrests announced in the months following the killing. The family continues to face unanswered questions about what happened that night.

If anyone has information about Savon’s death or the events on Inglenook Place that evening, please come forward.