Police: Cyclist dies of injuries in North Side shooting
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man riding his bicycle along Federal Street Sunday morning on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
Police responded to Federal Street at West North Avenue around 7 a.m. and said they found a man who had been shot in the back. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and died a short time later, police said.
Detectives believe the victim had a brief exchange with another man on foot, moments before he was shot.
The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office identified the victim as Dashawn L. Rankin, 32.
Police are investigating.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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