PITTSBURGH — A 19-year-old aspiring rapper was shot and killed in Homewood Monday night.
Family members said Anton Smith was killed around 9 p.m. in the 7100 block of Mount Vernon Street.
Smith’s grandmother said he was a rapper and that her family has been the target of gun violence in the past.
“My grandson is laying around here with a bunch of bullet holes in him. This shooting has been going on for over a month. My daughter’s house was shot up ten times,” Carol Speaks-Haddock said.
Speaks-Haddock said something needs to be done to stop the string of violence plaguing the Homewood community.
“I have asked everybody for help. I don’t know what more you have to ask for. There are bodies,” said Speaks-Haddock.
A representative from the Community Empowerment Organization said they will have an emergency meeting Wednesdsay night to ask for the community’s help.
So far, police have not made any arrests.
WPXI
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