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2 of the 3 people found shot dead in Homewood South have been identified

Paul Peirce
By Paul Peirce
1 Min Read Dec. 31, 2021 | 4 years Ago
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Pittsburgh police responded to a report of shots fired early Friday and discovered three people shot and killed inside a home in the city’s Homewood South neighborhood, according to a spokesman for the department of public safety.

Police said officers were dispatched to the 7500 block of Hamilton Avenue around 4 a.m. to investigate a report of shots fired.

When Zone 5 officers arrived, police said they initially found 28-year-old Nandi Fitzgerald of Pittsburgh, dead with a gunshot wound to her head.

SWAT responded and during a search of the home they located two additional victims, including 12-year-old Denzel Nowlin Jr.

The third victim was not identified.

The agency’s mobile crime unit and homicide detectives are investigating.

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