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Medical examiner: Woman found dead in Perry North home died of ‘homicidal violence’

Justin Vellucci
By Justin Vellucci
1 Min Read Feb. 28, 2026 | 2 weeks ago
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A woman’s death in December that Pittsburgh police deemed “suspicious” has been ruled a homicide.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office late Friday said Michelle Sturdivant was killed as a result of “homicidal violence with multiple blunt force injuries and extensive burns.”

First responders found the Pittsburgh woman, 44, unconscious and not breathing in a home in the 100 block of Watson Boulevard in the city’s Perry North neighborhood just after 2 a.m. Dec. 28, authorities said.

She was dead at the scene.

Pittsburgh police in January said Sturdivant’s death was being investigated as a homicide.

A spokeswoman declined to offer details Saturday.

“It is an active and ongoing investigation,” Cara Cruz said.

No arrests have been made.

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Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.

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