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Man found stabbed to death in Pittsburgh's Elliott neighborhood, teenager taken into custody

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A man was found stabbed to death in Pittsburgh's Elliott neighborhood on Thursday.

Pittsburgh police said detectives were called to Steuben Street for reports of a man found unresponsive outside a vacant home. 

Detectives found the 37-year-old man near the front of the house down some steps that weren't visible from the street. He had multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead by medics, police said. 

The mobile crime unit processed evidence at the scene. 

On Friday morning, detectives took 19-year-old Dominic Johnson into custody and charged him with criminal homicide and tampering with evidence. 

He is being held at the Allegheny County Jail. 

The victim's identity will be released by the Allegheny County medical examiner. 

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