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Man shot and killed while riding bike on the North Side

By Patrick Damp, Christopher DeRose

June 25, 2023 / 9:27 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Man killed in North Side shooting

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man is dead after he was shot in the back on the North Side.

According to Pittsburgh police, around 7 a.m. Sunday, they were called to Federal Street at W. North Avenue for a shooting.

Once they arrived on the scene, they found a man who had been shot in the back while he was riding a bike.

Medics took the man to the hospital in critical condition where he died a short time later. The medical examiner identified him as 32-year-old Dashawn Rankin.

Early investigation revealed that the victim had a brief exchange with a man who was on foot moments before he was shot.

Pittsburgh Police's Violent Crime Unit is investigating.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.