Medical examiner IDs man found fatally shot on porch of his Carrick home

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Medical examiner IDs man found fatally shot on porch of his Carrick home

Justin Vellucci | Monday, January 1, 2024 9:13 a.m.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man found fatally shot New Year’s Eve on the porch of his Carrick home.

The medical examiner’s office identified the victim Wednesday as Lonnell Newkirk, 44.

Pittsburgh police said Newkirk was found shot in the chest on his front porch in the 100 block of Maytide Street at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday.

He died a short time later at UPMC Mercy hospital, the medical examiner’s office said. The medical examiner has not yet announced a cause or manner of death.

Police said there were no witnesses to the shooting.

Pittsburgh police detectives are investigating. No arrests have been announced.