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Man found dead after Northview Heights shooting

Lauren Lee

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Aug 24, 2020

2:11 AM

A man died after being shot in the head in Northview Heights on Sunday night, according to Pittsburgh police.

Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert at the 100 block of Penfort Street at 9:40 p.m. Officers found Kenneth A. Wilson, 56, with a gunshot wound to the head, and EMS pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.

No other injuries or descriptions of suspects are known at this time.

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