Lamon Kyser

Death by Force

On November 11, 2007, Lamon Kyser, a 35-year-old resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot in Pittsburgh. Kyser's death was part of a larger pattern of gun violence affecting the city, especially in the years leading up to 2012, where firearms were involved in the majority of homicides. Pittsburgh, during this period, saw an average of about 200 non-fatal shootings annually, with the African American community disproportionately affected. Young African American males, like Kyser, r ...Read More