UPDATE: Police and EMS Responded to a male found shot on Frankstown Avenue
Date: March 6, 2021
Incident Type: Fatal Shooting
Location: Zone 5
Summary:
UPDATE (10:50 a.m., Mar. 6, 2021): Police have arrested Christopher Robert Papalia, 29, of Trafford Pa.
Papalia is charged with homicide for the March 6, 2021 shooting on Frankstown Avenue.
Pittsburgh Police and EMS responded to a 9-1-1 call for the 7600 block of Frankstown Avenue for a male lying in the street around 2 a.m.
When first responders arrived, they observed the male face down in the street with a gunshot wound to the head.
Medics pronounced the victim deceased.
The investigation is ongoing.
Reporting PIO: Maurice Matthews2021-03-06
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov
