Woman dies in Homewood stabbing
A woman was stabbed to death early Monday in Homewood, Pittsburgh police said.
Officers were dispatched to the 6800 block of Lyric Street about 5 a.m. for reports of a stabbing.
Police said they found a woman stabbed in the chest. Officers rendered aid but the woman died at the scene. She was identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner as Raneisha Scott, 27, of Homewood West.
There have been no arrests.
Authorities collected evidence and are reviewing video footage from the area, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.
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