HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that an Allegheny County man has been arrested and charged with providing fentanyl which caused a 15-year-old Oakdale girl’s death last year.
A collaborative investigation involving the Office of Attorney General, North Fayette Police Department, and the 51st Statewide Investigating Grand Jury led to the charges. The investigation revealed that 27-year-old Shakeirs Foster extorted the girl for sexual conduct — in exchange for him providing fentanyl, which led to the girl’s death on May 14, 2024.
Foster was arrested Tuesday at his place of employment. He is charged with drug delivery resulting in death, sexual extortion, and related offenses.
“This is a tragedy beyond words, and my thoughts are with the victim’s family and the entire community who are dealing with an inconceivable loss of this young child whose whole life was ahead of her,” Attorney General Sunday said. “To be clear, this loss of life was directly caused by a predatory drug dealer who targeted a vulnerable child, and exploited her without a care for her wellbeing or worth as a person. Fentanyl is a cruel killer that takes lives and tears families apart. The Office of Attorney General will continue to aggressively prosecute offenders who profit from its destruction.”
Investigators tracked the fatal fentanyl delivery to Foster after interviewing witnesses, reviewing cellphone evidence, and other investigative methods.
According to the investigation, the victim contacted Foster (who used online aliases) via social media, requesting drugs. The child only had a little bit of money, so Foster said he would provide fentanyl bags — stamped ‘MAFIA’ — in exchange for sexual conduct with him.
Witnesses saw a man, later identified as Foster, enter the victim’s apartment building on May 7, 2024, and leave a short time later. Soon after, the victim became unconscious and 9-1-1 was called. Emergency responders arrived at the apartment, attempted life-saving measures, and transported the girl to a hospital. She never regained consciousness and died on May 14, 2024.
An autopsy revealed that the girl died of “recent fentanyl use.”
This case is being prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General Kara Cotter of the Office of Attorney General’s Drug Strike Force Section. Criminal charges, and any discussion thereof, are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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