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Man found dead with gunshot wounds in vehicle in East Liberty identified; police looking for suspect

PITTSBURGH — A man is dead after a shooting in East Liberty.

Allegheny County dispatchers say police and medics were called to the intersection of Penn Avenue and North Highland Avenue at 4:21 p.m.

When Pittsburgh Police arrived they found the man dead in a vehicle at the intersection. The man was identified as Raymond Sims, 70, by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office.

A search for a suspect is ongoing.

Witnesses told police the shooter was a man wearing all black who walked up and shot from the passenger side of the vehicle.

Police say they are using surveillance video to try to locate that person.

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