Keith Pelmon III, 20, a male from Penn Hills, was found late on the night of June 12, 2025, inside a car that had crashed into parked vehicles along the 500 block of Pittsburgh Street near Park Avenue in East McKeesport. First responders discovered he had a gunshot wound to the chest and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe the shooting occurred near Park Avenue and Pittsburgh Street, after which the vehicle continued about a block to Walnut Alley before coming to rest.
A 911 call reporting a multi-vehicle crash came in at 11:48 p.m., drawing police and medics to the scene.
By the following morning, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Keith Pelmon III, 20. News reports noted he was a 2023 graduate of Penn Hills High School and had been a member of the football team. The circumstances that led to the gunfire remained unclear, but the nighttime quiet of the neighborhood gave way to flashing lights and a careful canvas for surveillance footage and witnesses as detectives mapped the short path between the suspected shooting site and the crash.
Authorities said the investigation was ongoing. Detectives reviewed area video, interviewed witnesses, and asked anyone with information to call the County Police Tip Line. As of the latest reports, no arrests had been announced, and officials had not identified a suspect or motive in the killing of Keith Pelmon III, 20, male.
