Police seek public’s help in Homestead slaying

A 27-year-old man died after he was gunned down late Wednesday as he walked from his girlfriend’s house in Homestead to his mother’s home.

The man, whose identity has not been released, died of his wounds early Thursday at a hospital, Allegheny County police said.

No suspects had been identified and no motive was known, said police, who are asking for the public’s help in the investigation.

Police said the shooting was reported at 11:28 p.m. at the intersection of East Park Way and West Street.

Police found the victim with several gunshot wounds and he died at 5 a.m. Thursday.

Police said they learned through interviews with the victim’s friends and family that he had left his girlfriend’s home and was on his way to his mother’s when he was shot.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the county police tip-line at 833-2558477.

Woman charged with prescription fraud

A Baldwin Borough woman posed as an employee of doctors to get prescriptions of Tramadol, a narcotic painkiller, a federal grand jury said.

Heather Summerfield, 37, of Gerry Drive, was indicted Wednesday on counts of fraud.

The grand jury said Ms. Summerfield posed as a representative of physicians’ offices to obtain prescriptions in her name or in the names of fake patients.

For the prescriptions she got in her own name, she also submitted bills to her insurance companies to pay for them.

Ms. Summerfield will be arraigned May 15 in U.S. District Court.