Pittsburgh Tribune Review
An East End man was fatally shot in the back of the head early Sunday as he stood on a Homewood street, Pittsburgh police said.
Elden Harper, 35, was found sprawled on a sidewalk in the 700 block of N. Homewood Avenue at 4:29 a.m. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office declared him dead at the scene, and an autopsy ruled his death a homicide. His birthday was two days earlier.
"The victim left a club, and he was standing alone," said Pittsburgh police major crimes Cmdr. Thomas Stangrecki, who was at the scene. "An unknown man ran up behind him and shot him in the back of the head."
Authorities believe the gunman fled toward Fleury Way.
According to court records, Harper had been released to Nevada authorities in June to serve out a year of probation for endangering the welfare of children and another four years of supervised probation for the corruption of a minor. His rap sheet also included guilty pleas to multiple drug charges, assault, reckless endangerment and driving under the influence.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Pittsburgh police at(412) 323-7800.
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