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Man found shot dead when Pittsburgh police respond to home for woman who was assaulted

WInchester Drive Shooting

PITTSBURGH — A man was found shot dead inside a Pittsburgh home when officers responded to a call for a woman who had been assaulted.

Officers got called to the home in the 2600 block of Winchester Drive in Banksville just after 9:45 a.m.

When inside the home, police said they found a woman with significant facial lacerations and injuries. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Police then performed a protective sweep of the home and found a man who had been shot in the head on the second floor. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Pittsburgh police continue to investigate.

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