Pittsburgh police investigating after baby doll found hanging by rope from light pole

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police are investigating an incident in North Homewood.

Officers were called to Brushton Avenue where they found an African-American baby doll hanging by a rope from a light pole.

Residents Channel 11 spoke to are disturbed by the incident.

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"I was sick. Normally, you just see tennis shoes hanging from telephone poles. They're sick. They got a problem," Bruce Musgrove said.

Officers removed the doll.

"You've got kids who've got to walk down this hill every single day to go to school. They catch the bus. There's no reason they should have to walk around and see that. And we can't say that somebody from the community did it because everybody knows you need a lift to get that far up in order to put a baby doll with a noose around its neck," said Rep. Ed Gainey.

Police are now reviewing city camera footage to find the person responsible.

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