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72-year-old man found shot to death inside his Pittsburgh apartment

PITTSBURGH — A 72-year-old man was found shot to death Friday morning inside his apartment in Pittsburgh's Hill District, authorities said Sunday.

Police were called to the apartment on Centre Avenue to perform a welfare check when they found the man dead on the floor.

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The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as Sam Gantt. His death is being investigated as a homicide.

Gantt suffered gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder, according to the medical examiner.

"That's really crazy and then with these walls being thin I don't see how they didn't hear," Dominique Johnson, one of Gantt's friends, said.

Police told Channel 11 they are confident it's only a matter of time before they learn what happened.

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