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Woman Dies Following Shooting at High-Rise
Police: Second victim hospitalized in critical condition
By Staff Reports
The Tube City Almanac
December 22, 2025
Posted in: Crime and Police News
A shooting Sunday night at the Steelview Manor apartments left a Wilmerding woman dead and another man in critical condition, Allegheny County police said.
Lisa Sharnell Epps, 50, died Sunday night in the emergency room of UPMC McKeesport hospital about an hour after the incident, the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said.
Allegheny County police said callers reported a shooting to 9-1-1 dispatchers at 8:48 p.m. First responders found two victims — a woman, identified as Epps, and a man whose name has not yet been released.
The male victim is in critical condition at a local hospital, county police said.
Witnesses said the shooting happened on the third floor of the high-rise building, located in the 500 block of Pirl Street.
Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating. Anyone with information concerning the incident is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
Originally published December 22, 2025.
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