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Thomas McCellan

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Jan 20, 2015

Victim Details

Thomas McCellan

Male

Pittsburgh

PA

2015-01-20

53

Thomas

McCellan

06/21/2026

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In the cold of a Homewood day, 53-year-old Thomas McClellan of East Liberty was gunned down outside a convenience store at the corner of Frankstown and Homewood Avenues. The investigation into his death has since grown as cold as the day he was killed.

Just half an hour before the fatal shooting, McClellan's own son had driven through the very same intersection where his father's life would be tragically cut short. Investigators learned that shortly before the shooting, McClellan had been ...
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  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: East Liberty man shot to death outside Homewood market
  • Homewood Shooting Leaves 1 Man Dead - CBS Pittsburgh
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