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Augustus Mcclain

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Aug 01, 2013

Victim Details

Augustus Mcclain

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2013-08-01

2013-08-01

36

Augustus

Mcclain

07/19/2026


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On a summer afternoon in Pittsburgh, tragedy struck in the city's Homewood neighborhood. On Thursday, August 1, 2013, 36-year-old Augustus 'Gus' Cicero McClain was found in his vehicle at the intersection of Murtland and Mount Vernon streets, the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:39 p.m.

Authorities reported that McClain had been shot multiple times in the head, torso, and arms while he was in the driver's ...
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  • Plum man shot, killed at Homewood intersection - Pittsburgh - WTAE
  • 61 of 86 homicides Black lives... Black homicides down from last year
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