Pittsburgh

Victim identified in fatal Hill District shooting


Officers found the 38-year-old man unresponsive in Bedford Dwellings
Justin Vellucci
By Justin Vellucci
1 Min Read May 4, 2026 | 2 mins ago
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The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a 38-year-old man as the victim fatally shot last month in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.

Pittsburgh police said officers were dispatched around 2:30 a.m. April 18 to the 2500 block of Chauncey Drive in the Bedford Dwellings housing development. The gunshot detection system ShotSpotter had reported a round of gunfire nearby.

Officers found a man — later identified as Lorenzo Davis — unresponsive and on the ground in a courtyard, police said. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he died 40 minutes after the shooting.

The medical examiner did not say where Davis was from.

A police spokeswoman did not return phone calls or emails Monday seeking comment.

Police said they detained one man for questioning. The man was wounded after a bullet grazed the left side of this face.

Investigators did not release his identity.

Another man showed up at an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. He said he was struck by a stray bullet in the 2400 block of Webster Avenue, near Chauncey Drive.

Police said it is unclear if the two incidents are linked.

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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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