Pittsburgh man killed in Homewood shooting ID'd by medical examiner
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified the Pittsburgh man killed in a shooting early Monday in Homewood.
Jaylen J. Martin, 24, died at an area hospital at 4:25 a.m. Monday after being transported there in critical condition, police and the medical examiner said. He was found in the 7200 block of Kelly Street.
Pittsburgh police, fire and EMS responded to reports of a shooting near Homewood Avenue just before 4 a.m. Monday.
Responders found two men with gunshot wounds.
Martin had a gunshot wound to the head; the second victim, with a gunshot wound to the leg, was rushed into surgery.
No arrests have been made.
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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