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Waterfront Restaurant Worker Dies In Apparent Robbery Attempt

Police Question Person In Shooting; No One Arrested

POSTED: 7:49 am EDT July 13, 2008
UPDATED: 6:12 pm EDT July 14, 2008

An armed man entered a Waterfront restaurant at closing time and fatally shot an employee early Sunday morning.

Allegheny County homicide detectives said employees were closing Damon's Grill on West Waterfront Drive at about 12:40 a.m. when the victim -- Brian Lee, 19, of West Mifflin -- was shot by a robber.

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The shooter -- described only as a tall, black male -- made another worker open a safe, then fled through a rear door, police said.

One person has been questioned in connection with the shooting, but no arrests have been made, police said.

Another man was shot and killed near the Eat'n Park restaurant on East Waterfront Drive in June. Police have since arrested Freedom Bey and charged him in the death (More). Authorities did not say these incidents are connected.


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