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Suspect Surrenders In Carrick Man's October Shooting Death

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A young man has turned himself into police in connection with the fatal shooting of another man, whose body was found last October in a vacant lot in Homewood.

Pittsburgh Police say 18-year-old Floyd Beard from Homewood surrendered at the Zone 5 police station and was taken into custody Monday night.

He was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of 19-year-old John Davern of Carrick back on Oct. 22.

Davern was found dead in a vacant lot between two occupied homes in the 7100 block of Upland Street.

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It appears his body had been there for hours after he was shot. Police showed up at the scene after a passerby noticed his body the next morning and called 911.

Police say he had been shot at least four times.

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