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One Dead in Shooting, Police Investigating
Victim found in cemetery; investigators say may have been placed there after death
By Staff Reports
The Tube City Almanac
February 18, 2025
Posted in: Crime and Police News
Allegheny County police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered inside McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery on Monday morning.
County emergency personnel said the victim, whose name has not yet been released, was discovered just after 10:30 a.m. not far from the Pirl Street side of the cemetery.
Investigators said they believe the victim may have been killed elsewhere and his body left in the cemetery. The man was suffering from a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said
Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
Originally published February 18, 2025.
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