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Pittsburgh Police Make A Third Arrest In The Zykier Young Homicide Investigation

Date: September 15, 2020
Incident Type: Arrest
Location:
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police detectives with the Violent Crimes Unit have arrested the third suspect, 37-year-old Devon Thompson for in the shooting death of 1-year-old Zykier Young.  

Young was shot and killed as he slept in his bed in the 100 block of Rhine place on August 24.

Thompson, turned himself into Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and was arrested for Criminal Homicide, Criminal Attempted Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and Firearms not to be carried without a License.

 

 


Reporting PIO:
Maurice Matthews

2020-09-15
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov


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