M.E.'s Office: Elliott Man's Death Was Homicide
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Investigators are releasing new details into the investigation of the death of a man from Elliott whose body was found badly decomposed.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of 35-year old Mark Lopata a homicide. He was found dead in his Elliott home last Friday.
An autopsy revealed that Lopata was shot and sustained head trauma.
His body was badly decomposed.
Lopata was originally from Aliquippa, but before his death lived in a home on Harker Street.
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A neighbor, who did not want to be identified, called Lopata "a sweet guy, who was quiet, nice and always played with the kids."
She said, "Mark used to blow his horn every night when he drove by my house to make sure we knew he made it home safely."
His family is planning a memorial service in Aliquippa on Thursday.
