Police say man found shot to death in Marshall-Shadeland
A Pittsburgh man was found shot to death Tuesday morning in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, according to authorities.
Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert just after 5 a.m. near a home in the 1300 block of Malden Street.
Cara Cruz, public safety spokeswoman, said units located evidence that a possible crime had occurred and forced entry inside a home where they found a man who had been shot.
The man, identified as Ernest Adams, 39, by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Detectives from the Violent Crime and Mobile Crime units set up a heavy presence in the neighborhood and were walking along the street and talking to neighbors.
The investigation is ongoing.
Tawnya Panizzi is a TribLive reporter. She joined the Trib in 1997. She can be reached at tpanizzi@triblive.com.
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