Man found shot dead in Sheraden neighborhood

PITTSBURGH — Police found a 28-year-old man's body in Pittsburgh's Sheraden neighborhood on Saturday night.

Police told Channel 11 they received a call for a medical emergency in the 600 block of Hillsboro Street around 5 p.m.

“They believed it to be of suspicious nature, called Violent Crimes," said Sgt. William Vollberg. "The Violent Crime Unit came to the scene and determined it to be a homicide.”

When officers arrived, they found a man behind a home who had been fatally shot. The Allegheny County Coroner's Office later identified the victim as Mujahid Hanif.

Hanif's family told Channel 11 he was a good guy who worked for the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Neighbors told Channel 11 they heard gunshots late Friday night, but when no police officers arrived, some passed it off the noise as fireworks.

Police are investigating.

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