Thomas Jr. Cheeks

Thomas Jr. Cheeks, a 40-year-old Black male from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was killed late on May 24, 2016, inside his home on Steuben Street in the city’s Crafton Heights neighborhood. What began as a quiet night at home turned into a violent home invasion shortly after 11 p.m., when two intruders forced their way in through the rear entrance of the house. Cheeks was inside with his wife and teenage son, and according to reports, the family had been together in the home when the attack unfold ...