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Two Young Children Found Alive in Wilkinsburg Home With Two Deceased Adults

Allegheny County investigators will determine cause and manner of the adults' deaths with the two girls placed in county child-welfare custody

Overview

  • Police discovered the scene on Monday and found two girls, ages 1 and 3, alive inside the Franklin Avenue home where two adults were dead.
  • Local reporting identified the adults as Lamont Dunlap and Lamara Baldwin, and officials say there were no obvious signs of trauma on either person.
  • Investigators believe the adults had been deceased for several days and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner will determine the official cause and manner of death.
  • The children were taken to a hospital for evaluation and then released to the care of the Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and Families.
  • Officials continue a criminal and forensic inquiry and the community is awaiting autopsy results and further updates from police and the medical examiner.