Tattoo Artist Shot To Death After Giving Man A Tattoo

PITTSBURGH, PA - Police say a local tattoo artist was fatally shot moments after giving the killer a tattoo. The murder occurred early Wednesday at a home on McKinnie Avenue in Stowe.

The unidentified victim was 31, police said. He was shot several times and died at a local hospital.

No arrests have been made in the case. The suspect is described as a black man who is about 6 feet, 1 inch tall and has a thin build, sandy colored hair, green eyes, freckles and multiple tattoos. He has one tattoo above his left eye that says, “Trinity,” and a tattoo of the face of Jesus behind his right ear.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline at 1-833-255-8477.