PITTSBURGH — A man was found dead in the parking lot of a Squirrel Hill business early Sunday morning.
A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says the man was found unresponsive around 4:30 a.m. in a parking lot of a business in the 5700 block of Forward Avenue. He was later pronounced dead on scene.
On Sunday night, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as 56-year-old Sadao Oka of Wilkins Township.
Our crew saw police investigating in an auto shop’s lot.
The spokesperson says the injuries he suffered are consistent with being run over by a vehicle.
A woman was taken into custody and is being interviewed at Pittsburgh Police headquarters. The Mobile Crime Unit is processing evidence.
The discovery on Sunday has left neighbors shaken.
“It’s pretty safe around here,” said Wole Idowu, who frequently walks along Forward Avenue.
Idowu said hearing about the discovery near his home was disturbing.
“No, that’s terrible, I never would expect that in this neighborhood,” he said.
Another frequent walker in the area, who asked not to be identified, said the case caught him off guard.
“I’m a person who doesn’t drive, so I walk a lot, and this is something scares me,” he said.
People told us they are hoping investigators quickly piece together what happened in the normally quiet neighborhood.
“We’re near a school zone, multiple children always around, big community here. ... Every life is precious,” Idowu said.
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