Police: Ohio Twp. crash victim was shot in the torso
A Pittsburgh man has been identified as the person who died following a car crash Friday evening in Ohio Township.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Jordan Nathan Ross Geiger, 18, was the victim. Police say he suffered a gunshot wound to his torso.
First responders were called to the intersection of Ben Avon Heights and Gass roads at 6:20 p.m., where they found several people performing CPR on a man who had gone into cardiac arrest.
Medics transported the man to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 7:30 p.m. Police said medical staff also discovered a gunshot wound to the man’s torso.
Allegheny County Police are asking anyone who heard a gunshot in the Ben Avon Heights area between 6 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. Friday to call 833-255-8477. Callers can remain anonymous.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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