Skeletal remains found in wooded area identified

UPDATE 1:30 p.m.

The human remains found in Penn Hills last week have been identified as Zackery Sheets, 19.

Sheets was reported missing last month to the Plum Borough Police Department.

He was last seen alive on Feb. 19.

The investigation is ongoing.

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The skeletal remains found in Penn Hills Wednesday were confirmed as human, Allegheny County officials said.

Allegheny County police said skeletal remains were found in a wooded area in Penn Hills on Wednesday.

Dispatchers were notified of the remains around 2:30 p.m., police said.

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