A young man was found shot to death Monday evening outside an abandoned Penn Hills home.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Jason Hubert Jackson Jr., 17, of Pittsburgh.
Police Chief Howard Burton said residents along Gibson Street reported hearing multiple gunshots around 7:15 p.m.
Responding officers searched the area and found the body of a black man lying outside a structure at the end of the street. Gibson Street is a dead-end road off Orange Street.
Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene, Allegheny County Police said.
Burton said they have no information about possible suspects or what led to this incident. Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the county police tip line at 833-255-8477 or 911. Callers can remain anonymous.
