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Check annual federal and state crime numbers, and you’ll find more than 80 cases Allegheny County homicides missing from 2010 through 2015. It’s difficult to explain such a large deviation.
A renewed fight is brimming in Harrisburg as pro-gun lawmakers push legislation to block and punish action by cities like Pittsburgh. That support could override a governor’s veto, which Gov. Tom Wolf has promised to do.
The murder of 19-year-old John Cassidy Davern had been considered unsolved for three months. But yesterday 18-year-old Floyd Beard of Homewood, who the family described as a friend of Cassidy, turned himself in to Pittsburgh police.
Update: On Jan. 23, 2017 Floyd Beard of Homewood turned himself into the Zone 5 police station for his alleged role in the murder of John Cassidy Davern. Police issued a warrant on Saturday, Jan. 21. Beard has been charged with criminal homicide, robbery and carrying a firearm without a license.
Pittsburgh police investigated 59 killings in 2016, one of the most violent years in recent history. Only 29 murders were solved, and all but two of the unsolved cases had black victims.
The main drag was once a strip of busted pavement. Now there are tech startups, new boutiques and restaurants (as well as our newsroom). It’s a welcome change from negative attention for crime and violence that has stigmatized the area, along with neighboring Beltzhoover and Knoxville. But the Hilltop hasn't been able to shed its history of violence as the community has been revitalized.
How many gun crimes happened within a mile of your home? Using police data, we built a map that allows you to type in your address and see.
Since January 2010, Pittsburgh has had more than 322 gun homicides, 1,250 shootings with an injury and 1,490 gun assaults. Many of these are on the map.
