18-year-old shot and killed in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood

An 18-year-old was shot in killed in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood late Monday.

First responders were called to Heckelman Street at around 11:35 p.m.

Arriving officers found the victim, later identified as David Rivera of Pittsburgh, with a gunshot wound to his chest on the sidewalk in front of a house.

Officers and medics administered aid, but Rivera died at the scene.

Detectives are investigating.

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