Police: Man Found Dead In Wilkinsburg Had Been Shot
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WILKINSBURG (KDKA) -- Some neighbors said they feel terrified a day after a body was found behind bushes on Montier Street in Wilkinsburg.
The owner of 1714, which is a vacant home, discovered the body just after 11 a.m. Sunday and called 911.
"When he arrived to work on it yesterday, he discovered the victim lying behind a row of shrubs that would have precluded anyone [from] seeing him from the street or sidewalk," said Lt. Andrew Schurman with Allegheny County Police.
About 12 hours prior, around 11:30 Saturday night, a caller reported hearing gunshots in the the 1500 block of Laketon Road which is about a block from where the man was found. Police said the man, who is 30 years old, was shot in the shoulder and later died from his injuries.
"He may have run there to hide then died from that wound," said Schurman.
Shannea Dennis said she walked past the bushes when she got off the bus from work Sunday morning.
"I'm scared. Am I going to walk past another abandoned house and find another body? How many bodies do we have to find before we can actually get some help to stopping the crimes in our neighborhoods? I want to live a life," Dennis said.
Dennis said she didn't hear any gunshots Saturday night but a neighbor that lives a few doors down did. He didn't want to be identified, but said he heard about four shots go off.
"Why do we have to lose our brothers and sisters and cousins and uncles to random gun violence? When we all have capabilities to be something if we want it bad enough," Dennis said.
Police don't know who fired the shots Saturday night. If you have any information, you're being asked to call Allegheny County Police at 1-833-255-8477. Tips can be made anonymously.
The medical examiner has yet to release the identity of the shooting victim.
