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Police identify victim found killed in late-night shooting in Clairton

July 13, 2024 / 8:05 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

27-year-old found shot and killed in Clairton

CLAIRTON, Pa. (KDKA) - A man is dead following a late-night shooting in Allegheny County.

According to county police, just after 10 p.m., their assistance was requested in Clairton for a shooting in the 900 block of Madison Avenue.

Once they arrived on the scene they found a man had been shot and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was identified as 27-year-old Terrell Blanks of Homestead.

Allegheny County Police homicide detectives are investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to call Allegheny County Police's Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS and callers can remain anonymous.

This is a developing story, stay with KDKA.com for the latest.

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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.