Police investigating fatal hit-and-run in Homewood
A man is dead after a reported hit-and-run in Homewood Tuesday night.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Von Washington, 31.
According to Pittsburgh police, two women alerted officers to a man down on the road in the 7600 block of Kelly Street around 11 p.m.
Police said the women told officers the man had been hit by a vehicle, which fled the scene. The provided a description of the vehicle.
Washington was taken to a hospital, where he died, according to police.
The incident remained under investigation.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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