Driver Fatally Shot, Car Crashes Into Manchester House
MANCHESTER (KDKA) -- A man who died from a gunshot wound was found behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a house in Pittsburgh's Manchester neighborhood early Sunday morning.
It happened just after 3 a.m. in the 1500-block of Manhattan Street.
Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Sonya Toler says officers and paramedics were sent to the scene for a report of a car that had crashed into a house.
When officers arrived, they found that the driver was trapped inside the vehicle. The man was pronounced dead at the scene just before 3:30 a.m.
The Allegheny County medical examiner's office has identified the victim as 23-year-old Shayne Abrams, of Pittsburgh.
The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the trunk. His death is being considered a homicide.
According to Toler, officers found several shell casings in the street.
The investigation is ongoing.
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