Black/African American.
On the night of July 6, 2025, Ojanay Pride, a 26-year-old woman, was shot alongside another woman on the 10000 block of Frankstown Road near McCutcheon Lane in Penn Hills. Allegheny County dispatchers logged the call just after 9:29 p.m., and first responders found both victims with gunshot wounds. They were rushed to area hospitals; one was listed in critical condition and the other in stable condition.
By the following afternoon, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the critically injured victim as Ojanay Pride, 26, of Pittsburgh’s West Oakland neighborhood, and confirmed that she had died at the hospital. The second victim remained hospitalized in stable condition.
In the hours after the shooting, detectives from the Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit canvassed the area, piecing together what happened on the busy corridor as Sunday slipped into Monday. Local outlets noted how the fatal attack on Ojanay Pride, 26, arrived amid a tense stretch for the borough, with investigators closing off the scene and working to collect surveillance footage and witness accounts. The Medical Examiner’s listing placed her among that summer’s homicide victims, underscoring the shock that spread from Penn Hills through West Oakland, where Ojanay Pride, 26, was from.
News reports and community pages described the human toll behind the headlines. Coverage highlighted that Ojanay Pride, 26, left behind two young children, a detail repeated by local television reports as relatives and friends organized support in the days after her death. Memorial postings and fundraising appeals spoke to a life cut short, as neighbors and family tried to honor her while police worked the case.
As of the latest reporting, investigators had not announced any arrests, and no suspect or suspects had been publicly identified in the killing of Ojanay Pride, 26. Allegheny County Police asked anyone with information to call the tip line at 833-ALL-TIPS, urging witnesses to come forward as the Homicide Unit continued its search for answers.
