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Melvin Johnson

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Mar 24, 2010

Victim Details

Melvin Johnson

March 28, 2022

Male

Pittsburgh

PA

2010-03-24

2010-03-24

20

Melvin

Johnson

07/04/2026


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In what police described as a home invasion that turned deadly, 20-year-old Melvin Montel Johnson of Sheraden was shot and killed. The incident unfolded late on a Wednesday night in March 2010, inside an apartment in the 1000 block of Chartiers Avenue in Pittsburgh's Elliott neighborhood. Johnson, his face covered, reportedly forced his way into the residence with another man, Tyree Davis, 25, of Fairywood, with the intent to rob the occupants.

During the attempted robbery, both intruders ...
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  • Two shot, one dead in Elliott home invasion - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • Police: 1 Robber Killed, Another Wounded In Elliott - Pittsburgh - WPXI
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