Man found guilty of shooting, killing man at apartment in Wilkinsburg in 2021

A man was found guilty of shooting and killing another man at an apartment in Wilkinsburg in 2021.

On Friday, Montrez Blanks, 37, of Pittsburgh, was found guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of SirDorian Turner.

Prosecutors say Blanks entered Turner’s apartment on the 700 block of Wood Street at 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2021, and shot the 54-year-old in the head. Turner died at the hospital days later.

Blanks was arrested at an auto parts store on Dec. 15, after police used surveillance footage and witness testimony to identify him as a suspect.

Blanks is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 6.

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