Etna boy, 16, identified as Pittsburgh fatal shooting victim early Monday
An Etna teenager has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting early Monday morning in Pittsburgh.
The victim, Alexander Kowalyk, 16, was shot around 2:40 a.m. Monday in Pittsburgh’s Uptown and Bluff neighborhood. He died Monday afternoon in a Pittsburgh hospital, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Police were dispatched to the 1600 block of Fifth Avenue for reports of a male with a gunshot wound to the head, then determined the crime scene was on VanBraam Street, between Fifth Avenue and Watson Street. Kowalyk was taken to the hospital by private means.
No arrested have been made in the shooting. Detectives from the department’s violent crimes unit are investigating the homicide.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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