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15-Year-Old Dead in Duquesne Shooting
By Submitted Report
The Tube City Almanac
October 11, 2017
Posted in: Duquesne News, Crime and Police News
UPDATED Thursday with victim's name.
A teen-ager was pronounced dead at a local hospital following a shooting Wednesday evening in Duquesne.
Lezra Rice, 15, of North Braddock died at 6:26 p.m., the Allegheny County medical examiner's office said. His death has been ruled a homicide.
Allegheny County police have released few details. Emergency workers said 9-1-1 received a report at 5:06 p.m. that someone had been shot in the alley behind the 400 block of Williams Street. When they arrived, police found Rice suffering from what were described only as "multiple gunshot wounds."
Rice was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, a spokeswoman said.
Allegheny County police homicide detectives are investigating.
No further details have been released.
Originally published October 11, 2017.
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