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Alex Kowalyk

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Aug 08, 2022

Victim Details

Alex Kowalyk

Male

White / Caucasian

Pittsburgh

PA

2022-08-08

16

Alex

Kowalyk

07/11/2026

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In the early hours of August 8, 2022, a sense of normalcy for a group of friends in Pittsburgh's Uptown neighborhood was shattered by sudden violence. Sixteen-year-old Alexander Kowalyk, a male of Polish descent, was driving with his friends when they paused their journey on Van Braam Street to greet an acquaintance. It was in this moment, at approximately 2:45 a.m., that the night took a tragic turn. A gunshot rang out, striking Alex in the head as he sat in the passenger seat of his mother's c ...
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  • WTAE: 'My son had big things for his future': Family demands justice, change after teen is shot and killed
  • Teenager dies after being shot in the head Uptown
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