Jay Wilder-Rice

In the summer of 2015, the life of a Pittsburgh teenager was cut short in a fatal shooting. Jay Wilder-Rice, a 17-year-old Black male from the city's North Side, was found lying in the street by a police officer on July 20, 2015. The discovery was made near the intersection of Minott and Sorrento Streets in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood.

Wilder-Rice had sustained gunshot wounds and was transported to Allegheny General Hospital for medical attention. Despite the efforts of medical pe ...

91 of 114 homicides Black lives...2015 deadliest year since 2008

71 of 88 homicides Black lives...More than half remain unsolved