Crime & Safety

Victim Dies At The Hospital Following Assault With A BB Gun

He was taken to the hospital for a suspected overdose but medical tests found the man had some kind of metal shrapnel in his body.

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December 3, 2022

Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man was found unconscious in a downtown alley Tuesday morning.

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According to public safety, officers were dispatched to Coffey Way near Sixth Avenue in the early morning hours and there they found the man down in an alley.

He was taken to the hospital for a suspected overdose but medical tests found the man had some kind of metal shrapnel in his body.

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