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Steel Valley High student’s death ruled a homicide

Natasha Lindstrom
By Natasha Lindstrom
1 Min Read Feb. 20, 2019 | 7 years Ago
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An 18-year-old Steel Valley High School student died after he was shot in the head in Duquesne Heights earlier this month, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday.

Aaron Wade, of Munhall, was found unresponsive in a front yard on Plymouth Street shortly before 3 a.m. Feb. 4, police said. He was found a few blocks from Whittier Elementary School.

The medical examiner ruled Wade’s death a homicide.

The official cause was a gunshot wound to the head.

As of Wednesday, no arrests had been madeand no further updates were available from investigators, Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Alicia George said.

No suspects have been identified.

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