Man dies of gunshot in Lincoln-Lemington

September 10, 2012 12:07 am

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A Lincoln-Lemington man who was shot in the chest early Saturday morning died yesterday afternoon.

The Allegheny County medical examiner's office said Leroy K. Wofford, 59, died at UPMC Presbyterian at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Police said a couple of men walked up to Mr. Wofford's porch in the 1600 block of Broadhead Street before opening fire through the door. Mr. Wofford, a popular local jazz vocalist, was struck in the chest.

The medical examiner was awaiting the results of an autopsy Sunday evening to confirm Mr. Wofford's cause of death. No arrests have been made.


First Published September 10, 2012 12:00 am

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