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Pittsburgh police seek suspect in fatal shooting in Carrick on Sunday

Tony LaRussa
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A man who was shot by an assailant in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood late Sunday night died after being transported to a hospital for treatment, according to city police.

Officers and emergency medical services responding to a 911 call for two people shot in the 2000 block of Brownsville Road at around 10:30 p.m. found the man in the rear of the building suffering from a gunshot wound.

He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

A second victim was not at the scene when police arrived. No description of the shooting suspect was available.

The incident is being investigated by the Violent Crime Unit.

Tony LaRussa is a TribLive reporter. A Pittsburgh native, he covers crime and courts in the Alle-Kiski Valley. He can be reached at tlarussa@triblive.com.

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