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Penn Hills Man Dead in E. McK Shooting
By Staff Reports
The Tube City Almanac
June 13, 2025
Posted in: Crime and Police News, East McKeesport News
A Penn Hills man died after being shot in East McKeesport, Allegheny County police said.
Keith Pelmon III, 20, was pronounced dead early this morning at the scene, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. His death has been ruled a homicide.
County police said that 9-1-1 dispatchers received a call just before 12 midnight that there had been a multiple vehicle accident in the 500 block of Pittsburgh Street near Park Avenue.
First responders found a vehicle had crashed into parked vehicles at Pittsburgh Street and Walnut Alley, police said. Inside the vehicle, officers discovered an adult male with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The victim was pronounced deceased a few minutes later, according to Allegheny County officials.
In a release, county police said preliminary information shows the shooting occurred in the intersection of Park Ave and Pittsburgh Street and the vehicle traveled to Walnut Alley and Pittsburgh Street where it crashed.
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 June 13, 2025.
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