Police: Cyclist dies of injuries in North Side shooting

Patrick Varine
Sunday, June 25, 2023 11:38 a.m. | Sunday, June 25, 2023 11:38 a.m.

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Tribune-Review file

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man riding his bicycle along Federal Street Sunday morning on Pittsburgh’s North Side.

Police responded to Federal Street at West North Avenue around 7 a.m. and said they found a man who had been shot in the back. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and died a short time later, police said.

Detectives believe the victim had a brief exchange with another man on foot, moments before he was shot.

The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office identified the victim as Dashawn L. Rankin, 32.

Police are investigating.