Pittsburgh police: Man shot and killed in Northview Heights
A man was killed in a shooting in Northview Heights on Thursday night, Pittsburgh police said.
Emergency crews were called to the 300 block of Penfort Street at 7:47 p.m.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Girard Porter, 47, of McKeesport.
Police said he was shot in the head and chest; he was dead at the scene.
There was no information immediately released about a possible suspect.
Haley Daugherty is a TribLive reporter covering local politics, feature stories and Allegheny County news. A native of Pittsburgh, she lived in Alabama for six years. She joined the Trib in 2022 after graduating from Chatham University. She can be reached at hdaugherty@triblive.com.
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