Shooting - 9XX CRESSWELL STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES

2008-09-25

Following a violent shooting in Beltzhoover Wednesday evening, police were called to St. Clair Village this morning after a victim from another shooting was found dead. "At approximately 8:15 this morning, we received a 911 call for a male found unresponsive in the back of the building," said Lt. Kevin Kraus, of the Pittsburgh Police. "Medics arrived with police, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Through our investigation at this point, we believe this male was shot sometime overnight, and he wasn't found until this morning." Neighbors say a group of children heading to school found the victim. He has been identified as 20-year-old Michael Rivas.

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Theft - The act in which property belonging to another is taken without that person's consent.

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