Wilkinsburg teen dead in Point Breeze shooting
A Wilkinsburg teen is dead of a gunshot wound she suffered Saturday evening in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner said Aliah Johnson, 17, died shortly before 8:30 p.m. following a shooting in the 100 block of North Linden Avenue.
WPXI reported that police found Johnson dead of a gunshot wound to the head when they answered a call shortly after 8 p.m. and that a man was taken into custody in connection with the shooting.
No additional information was immediately available.
Deb Erdley is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Deb at derdley@triblive.com.
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