A 47-year-old man found dead in a pickup on Pine Avenue Monday night was shot, Niagara Falls officials said Tuesday.
Police are investigating the death of the man, whose name was withheld, as a homicide, city officials said in a news release.
Police responded to the 1700 block of Pine about 10:50 p.m. to check the welfare of a man sitting in a pickup.
Officers found the man unresponsive in the driver’s seat. Firefighters and an ambulance crew responded and determined the man had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say the shooting may have happened as early as 10 p.m. in that area of Pine.
Police ask anyone who may have information to call detectives at 716-286-4553 or the department at 716-286-4711.
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