She survived losing two brothers to gun violence. This weekend, it took her, too. La'Eva Morrison, 34, was shot and killed in #Pittsburgh's Strip District late Sunday. Those who knew "Eva" say she never let tragedy harden her. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
Justin Vellucci
@jvthetrib.bsky.social
News reporter at @TRIBLive. Covering crime and communities in @Pittsburgh. Verified news, context and behind-the-scenes reporting. #FourthEstate
🚨 Court docs reveal Tristan Taylor, 18, was gunned down in #Pittsburgh after attending a memorial for a family member killed nearly a decade earlier. Suspect Ronald Stanford, 18, remains jailed w/o bail on homicide charges. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
Three #Texas men drove a @hyundaiusa.com SUV to #Pittsburgh — allegedly to rob fast-food restaurants. Police say they hit a @mcdonaldsjp.bsky.social and three #Wendys for about $13,000. They were caught and jailed in Indiana less than 24 hours later. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
A second man has been arrested in a #WashingtonCounty #sextortion case involving teenage boys. Police say Charles "Zeke" Usner, 24, of a @mtlebanonschools.bsky.social alumnus, assaulted a 15-year-old in a #SouthHills park last summer — and filmed it. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
Two toddlers were found alive inside a #Wilkinsburg home — next to the bodies of two adults who'd been dead for days. @alleghenycounty.bsky.social police say there were no signs of trauma. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
🚨 SUSPECT AT LARGE: A man attempted to abduct a 15-year-old girl from a car at a gas station in #Pittsburgh early Monday — while her father was inside the store. She was scratched but escaped unharmed. Police are searching for the suspect. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
A #Pittsburgh man will serve at least 11 years in prison after pleading no contest in the 2023 killing of his 5-day-old son. The judge called it "one of the worst cases" of his career and said Martin "arguably" could have faced the death penalty. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
'I put my faith in God, and God has been there to hold me up.' Nearly 8 years after the #TreeofLife synagogue attack, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers is retiring. @triblive.bsky.social looks back at the faith, resilience and leadership that carried #Pittsburgh through its darkest day. LINK IN COMMENTS
A lawsuit alleges a #Pittsburgh-area cop used excessive force when he fatally shot Gregory Carlson, 48, seconds after confronting the suicidal man at his #ForestHills home in 2024. The cop who shot Carlson has a history of violence + legal battles. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
An @alleghenycounty.bsky.social street fight escalated into a brutal stabbing caught on video. Police say Kimberly Jo Rexroad, 48, of #Pitcairn repeatedly stabbed a woman during a dispute over "relations with a male." She now faces trial. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
An @alleghenycounty.bsky.social street fight escalated into a brutal stabbing caught on video. Police say Kimberly Jo Rexroad, 48, of #Pitcairn repeatedly stabbed a woman during a dispute over "relations with a male." She now faces trial. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
VIDEO -- A #Monroeville man is headed to trial in a fatal 2025 East McKeesport crash. @alleghenycounty.bsky.social police charged Aaron Bertoluzzi for driving his van across the double-yellow line while his BAC was 2x the legal limit before the collision. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
A #Monroeville man is headed to trial in a fatal 2025 East McKeesport crash. @alleghenycounty.bsky.social police charged Aaron Bertoluzzi for driving his #Nissan van across the double-yellow line while his BAC was 2x the legal limit before the collision. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
A @triblive.bsky.social EXCLUSIVE #Pittsburgh's home rule charter says city employees—including police brass —must live in the city. But we found at least half the bureau's commanders live outside city limits with Mayor @coreyoconnorpa.bsky.social's tacit approval. LINK IN COMMENTS
🚨 A #Pittsburgh man accused of stabbing a motorcyclist during an argument at an #Arlington car wash has been arrested. Police say the victim, who was critically injured, captured the encounter on a camera attached to his motorcycle. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
🚨 NEW: The family of #ChristopherShepherd is appealing the dismissal of its excessive-force lawsuit over the 2024 fatal police shooting in #UpperStClair after a judge ruled the #Pittsburgh-area officers are protected by qualified immunity. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
A #Pittsburgh woman is accused of plotting with her jailed partner to drug and rape a friend, according to @alleghenycounty.bsky.social Police. Investigators say the alleged scheme was uncovered through jail messages. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
A move from #StoRox to #MoonAreaSD has turned into a civil rights lawsuit. A #Moon mother claims the district and #PIAA wrongly barred her sons from playing sports, despite her saying the move was about safety and education—not athletics. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
Police in #Pittsburgh faced another week of juvenile unrest: fights at a #NorthSide pool, headaches in a Brighton Heights store, a @lululemonus.bsky.social store theft. Three girls were arrested as officials urged parents to keep tabs on kids this July 4th. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
NEW: The #Pittsburgh police officer jailed after allegedly driving drunk with a BAC nearly 4x the legal limit was already awaiting trial in another DUI case. His #FOP union contract allows termination for second or subsequent DUI offenses. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
Donuts in the shadow of the #CathedralofLearning? #Pitt police say a #McKeesport man repeatedly drifted his #Chevy through the intersection of Forbes & Bigelow during a 'street takeover' before fleeing cops. He now faces rioting and 11 other charges. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
A pedestrian was killed after two vehicles hit him Thursday night in #Pittsburgh. Police said an SUV hit the man in the #Homewood area around 11:30 p.m. As the driver checked on him, a gray Toyota Prius also struck the victim and fled the scene. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
THIS MORNING: • 🚁 1 flown to #AGH, 1 hospitalized in #WestmorelandCounty crash • ⚖️ #NewCastle care home admin sentenced in resident's 2021 death • 🔥 Fire guts #WestMifflin home • 🚗 Car crashes into pole, catches fire in #Churchill; no injuries @triblive.bsky.social >> LINK IN COMMENTS
A #Pittsburgh area resident returned home from errands to find their husband bloody + dead on the kitchen floor and their adult son missing, new court docs show. Police charged Kabir Buhari with fatally stabbing his father, 69. He's in custody in Maryland. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
Did a tornado touch down in #FayetteCounty? 🌪️ @nws.noaa.gov is investigating after a rotating wall cloud was spotted during storms that toppled trees + flooded roads. The #Pittsburgh region has already recorded 13 confirmed tornadoes in 2026. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
A borrowed car. An argument. Then a fire. #Pittsburgh police charged two women w/ arson after they allegedly set a #SouthSide apartment on fire when a vehicle one had been using was reclaimed. Four residents and a cat were inside. Damage exceeded $50,000. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
MORNING ROUNDUP > @alleghenycounty.bsky.social police have arrested a #Swissvale teen in connection with an armed carjacking. A second suspect, accused of robbing the motorist at gunpoint, remains at large. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS #Pittsburgh #Swissvale #CrimeNews
The next #Pittsburgh police asst. chief lives outside the city. The city's home rule charter says police brass must live in Pittsburgh. @coreyoconnorpa.bsky.social says the rule doesn't apply. Council members, union leaders and others aren't so sure. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS
Pittsburgh's next asst police chief lives outside the city. The city's home rule charter says police brass must live in #Pittsburgh. @coreyoconnorpa.bsky.social says the rule doesn't apply. City council members, union leaders and others aren't so sure. @triblive.bsky.social LINK IN COMMENTS