Crime & Safety

Wilkinsburg Homicide Victim Identified

The 28-year-old woman was found dead on South Trenton Avenue.

The Allegheny County medical examiner's office identified the woman found shot to death in Wilkinsburg as 28-year-old Monica Proviano, according to the Post-Gazette.

Wilkinsburg police found Proviano, of Wilkinsburg, early Wednesday morning lying on South Trenton Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the report.

Allegheny County police released photos of Proviano's shoes to the public to try to get help identifying her. The newspaper reports Proviano's family identified her early this morning at the medical examiner's office.

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