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Brian Wright

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Feb 23, 2013

Victim Details

Brian Wright

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2013-02-23

2013-02-23

26

Brian

Wright

07/02/2026


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In the early morning hours of a cold February day in Pittsburgh, the sound of gunshots pierced the quiet of the Larimer neighborhood. When police arrived at the intersection of Enterprise Street and Tangent Way around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2013, they discovered the unresponsive body of 26-year-old Brian Wright of Homewood. He had been fatally shot, marking a tragic and violent end to a young life.

The death of Brian Wright, a male with a daughter, was not an isolated tragedy ...
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  • Brothers Killed Weeks Apart, No Motives Or Suspects - CBS Pittsburgh
  • Homewood man killed 3 weeks after brother's slaying, police say
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