PITTSBURGH — The body of a man who had been shot was found in a car early Monday morning in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood, police said.
Officers were called shortly before 3 a.m. to Lee Way near Sunrise Avenue.
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The man was found in the car with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office was called to the scene, and a tow truck was brought in to remove the car.
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Monday afternoon, the ME's Office identified the shooting victim as 20-year-old Ricky Deon Moultrie.
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