Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Shot In Pittsburgh-Area Community
A man died Monday following a shooting in a Pittsburgh-area borough.
EAST PITTSBURGH, PA — A man is dead after a shooting here on Monday afternoon.
Allegheny County Police were dispatched to a house on the 700 block of Grandview Avenue at 5:14 p.m.
When they arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest.
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He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office has identified the victim as Cornell Harris, 21, of East Pittsburgh.
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According to police, the suspected shooter and another person fled from the house where the shooting occurred. They ran towards Franklin Street.
The pair remain at large.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
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