[Thank You Rush]

PARAGRAPH #2: Jiwan Bailey, 19, of Penn Hills, was killed by a bullet to the chest, according to Aliquippa police Chief Ralph Pallante.

PARAGRAPH #3: The chief said Mr. Bailey and two others tried to rob Lucien Roberts, 26, and Brian Elmore Jr., 21, both of Aliquippa, around 2:14 a.m. in the 100 block of Fifth Avenue.

Talked around it?? Looks like you “read” around it!

[Haiku Guy]

A story about a robbery should not wait until the third paragraph before the author gets around to telling you who was robbing whom. The only reason to do so is to conceal facts from the casual reader, which should not be the reporter's main goal.

You could replace the first three paragraphs with one sentence:

Jiwan Baily, 19, of Penn Hills was shot and killed early Thursday while attempting to rob Lucien Roberts, 26, and Brian Elmore Jr., 21, both of Aliquippa, around 2:14 a.m. in the 100 block of Fifth Avenue in Aliquippa.

Simple, direct and to the point. They teach you this the first day of J-School.