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Derek Price

Case from West-mifflin, PA dated Mar 12, 2016

Victim Details

Derek Price

Male

West-mifflin

PA

2016-03-12

26

Derek

Price

07/10/2026

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Derek Price, a 26-year-old male from West Mifflin, PA, tragically died on March 12, 2016. The incident occurred at the Mon View Heights housing complex, where Price was shot. He was transported to Mercy Hospital but was later pronounced dead.

The investigation revealed that Price and Zyaire James, a 22-year-old from Clairton, PA, had a confrontation due to both having a romantic interest in the same woman. According to police reports, James shot Price after witnessing him punch his girlfr ...
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  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: DEREK T. PRICE's Obituary on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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