Pittsburgh man charged in Manchester homicide case
A Pittsburgh man has been accused of the fatal shooting of a man on Pittsburgh’s North Side on Sunday, city police said Wednesday.
The suspect, Joshua James Short, 21, is accused of shooting Joseph Sees, 29, in Manchester, around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, police said.
Officers found the victim inside a vehicle along Stedman Street at Fontella Street, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head and left shoulder. Police rendered aid until medics arrived and transported him to the hospital, where he died a short time later, police said.
Short was arraigned on charges of criminal homicide, burglary, aggravated assault, and a violation of the Uniform Firearms Act in connection with a recent crime that preceded the homicide. Police also charged Short with theft by unlawful taking for a vehicle theft that occurred in the early Wednesday morning.
Short was placed in the Allegheny County Jail, pending a preliminary hearing on Nov. 3.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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