A simmering feud between two young men in Indiana, Pennsylvania, erupted into deadly violence on March 25, 2017, leaving 21-year-old Carlos Eduardo Recalde-Campos dead and a young woman seriously wounded. The fatal encounter was the culmination of a dispute that had started the week prior, tragically ending a young man's life over what one witness described as 'petty high school stuff.'
The shooting occurred at a residence on Oakland Avenue during the unsanctioned 'IUPatty's' celebration, an event that brings large crowds to the area near the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus.
The man responsible for the shooting, 20-year-old Matthew McNevin, had been seen on social media brandishing a stolen gun and declaring his intention to confront Recalde-Campos. That night, McNevin went to the Oakland Avenue home to retaliate for an earlier incident. An altercation ensued, after which McNevin produced a. 40-caliber handgun and shot Recalde-Campos in the torso. During the chaos, another individual, Samantha Riley, was also shot and critically injured. Witnesses at the scene were left screaming as McNevin carried out the attack before fleeing.
Police quickly identified Matthew McNevin as the primary suspect and he was taken into custody. The investigation revealed that the handgun used in the shooting had been supplied by 20-year-old Matthew Ohler Jr., who was known to deal in stolen firearms. Ohler was also seen in a social media video with McNevin prior to the shooting, where McNevin boasted about his violent intentions. Ohler was later found hiding behind a local pizza shop and arrested.
In February 2018, Matthew McNevin pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and aggravated assault. He was subsequently sentenced to serve 20 to 40 years in state prison for the murder charge, with a concurrent sentence of seven and a half to 20 years for the aggravated assault. His accomplice, Matthew Ohler Jr., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and was sentenced in July 2018 to serve 11 months and 15 days to a day less than two years in jail, followed by three years of probation.
