Sister of music producer killed in Hill District speaks out: ‘Someone knows something'

PITTSBURGH — Authorities have identified a man who died after a disturbance in Pittsburgh’s Hill District Sunday morning.

Officers responded shortly before 5 a.m. to the 200 block of Devilliers Street, where it was discovered that a man had suffered fatal injuries during a fight inside a townhome.

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According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office, Mark Green, 43, of McKees Rocks, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Authorities said he was strangled, and his death has been ruled a homicide.

Channel 11's Lori Houy spoke with his mother, who said her son died from a blow to his head after he and another man got into a violent fight. She said Green was a father to 11 children age 5 and younger.

Rosalind Epps, one of the man's cousins, reached out to Channel 11's Carly Flynn Morgan to share his story and urge anyone with information to come forward.

She said he loved music, and even owned his own record label called Almighty Record Productions.

"We want justice," Epps said.

Alicia Brazil Johnson, Green’s older sister, said she is baffled.

“He did not deserve this,” she said.

Johnson said her brother worked to keep children away from violence and off the street and was well-known in the entertainment industry.

“He is known all over, from Snoop Dogg to Wiz Khalifa,” she said.

The city's Violent Crime Unit was investigating, but there was no immediate indication that anyone has been arrested or charged in the death.

“I know someone knows something. Someone had to see something. Someone had to see or heard something,” Johnson said. “If this was an accident or whatever it may have been, come forward; give my brother back his respect.”

Johnson said she will continue to run Green’s record label to honor him and to help keep his legacy alive.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.