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Nathan Assad

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Aug 15, 2017

Victim Details

Nathan Assad

Male

White / Caucasian

Pittsburgh

PA

2017-08-15

17

Nathan

Assad

07/09/2026

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In what began as a transaction for a small amount of marijuana, 17-year-old Nathan Assad was tragically shot and killed in Baldwin Borough, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The male teenager had arranged to sell a half-ounce of marijuana for $140 to another teen, 16-year-old Nathan Lee. The meeting took a violent turn when, instead of paying, Lee allegedly robbed Assad of the marijuana and a gold chain.

Following the robbery on the night of August 15, 2017, Lee fled in a vehicle driv ...
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  • Juvenile Arrested In Connection With Fatal Shooting Of Teen In Bethel Park
  • Victim identified, teen arrested in deadly Baldwin shooting - WPXI
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