Arrest made in case of woman’s body found in Knoxville shed
Courtesy of Kayla Courvell | WPXI-TV
Pittsburgh police officers found a body in a shed behind a home in the 300 block of Reifert Street in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022.
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An arrest has been made in a case where a woman’s body was found in a shed in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood Saturday, Pittsburgh police announced.
Police charged Montel Reed, 26, of Pittsburgh with criminal homicide, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse.
Reed was taken to the Allegheny County Jail, police said.
The body of Crystal Leshner, 38, of Pittsburgh was found in the shed behind a home in the 300 block of Reifert Street around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, according to police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner.
The medical examiner has not yet released the cause or manner of Leshner’s death.