Pittsburgh Allegheny

3-year-old girl killed by gunshot identified

Megan Guza
By Megan Guza
1 Min Read March 13, 2017 | 7 years Ago
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Police have identified a toddler killed by a gunshot Sunday in Pittsburgh's Mt. Washington neighborhood.

Three-year-old Yasha Ross, of Coraopolis was pronounced dead at Allegheny General Hospital about 1:20 p.m., according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office. She had been shot about 20 minutes earlier, and her mother — who has not been identified — hailed a ride to AGH, police said.

No charges have been filed, and police have released no details regarding how the child was shot.

“Once we get a chance to talk to the people who were in the house, we will have something to say about how (this) happened,” Public Safety spokeswoman Sonya Toler said Sunday.

Police would not say who lived at the house where the shooting happened. Neither the girl nor her mother lived there, Toler said. She also said that the girl's father “was not involved.”

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Megan Guza is a Tribune-Review staff reporter. You can contact Megan at 412-380-8519, mguza@tribweb.com or via Twitter .

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