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One dead, one hospitalized after shooting in Pittsburgh's Hill District

PITTSBURGH — One man is dead and another was wounded after police said they were shot while getting into a vehicle on Lombard Street in Pittsburgh's Hill District.   

Police said an unidentified man approached on foot and started shooting around 12:45 a.m. Thursday.

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They said 20-year-old Donald Harris, Jr. and an 18-year-old victim are from the city's East End and had been visiting a home on the block where they were shot. 

"I was in the house and I heard some gunshots," said neighbor Jerry Marshall.

The 20-year-old was wounded while getting into the driver's seat ran and collapsed in the street about 30 feet away. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The 18-year-old passenger was taken to the hospital with injuries to his face and was last listed in serious condition.

No arrests have been made. The investigation is continuing.

"We are still trying to piece together exactly what happened here. We are examining some vehicles that took gunfire and talking with neighbors to see what they heard," said Pittsburgh Public Information Officer Sonya Toler.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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