Reports: Swissvale Man Shot and Killed in the Borough

An autopsy Sunday determined Ryan Beal died of gunshot wounds.

Posted Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:53 am ET|Updated Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:55 am ET

A Swissvale man was shot and killed early Saturday.

KDKA-TV reports that Ryan Beal, 27, was found dead at the bottom of a staircase inside his house in the 7400 block of Duquesne Avenue.

The shooting was reported shortly after 6 a.m. when a man living in the downstairs unit returned home and found Beal, who lived in an upstairs apartment, KDKA said.

Beal was pronounced dead at 6:26 a.m., the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said.

A neighbor told KDKA she was awakened by what she believes were about a half dozen gunshots.

KDKA reports an autopsy Sunday determined Beal died of a gunshot wound to the head and trunk.

Allegheny County Police are investigating.

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