Clairton crash victim dies of gunshot wound
Allegheny County Police detectives are investigating the death of a man found shot in the chest Friday night in Clairton.
First responders were initially called to the 600 block of Miller Avenue in Clairton just before 11 p.m. for a report of a single-vehicle crash.
They arrived to find a 51-year-old man in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the chest.
He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead shortly after midnight on Saturday morning, according to police. County detectives believe the man was shot somewhere along the 800 block of Miller Avenue.
The man’s identity has not been released.
Anyone with information is asked to call 833-255-8477.
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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