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Jury finds Pittsburgh man guilty of second-degree murder in zTrip driver beating death

An Allegheny County jury Thursday found an Arlington Heights man guilty of second-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy to rob in the beating death nearly three years ago of a Somali cab driver.

An Allegheny County jury Thursday found an Arlington Heights man guilty of second-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy to rob in the beating death nearly three years ago of a Somali cab driver.

Daniel Russell, 22, was one of four people charged with killing Ramadhan Mohamed, 31, a zTrip driver from Somalia, in February 2017. Police said that Mr. Russell and his friends robbed Mr. Mohamed in Beltzhoover and then beat him so severely that he died three days later.

Two of Mr. Russell’s co-defendants testified against him in the trial, which began Nov. 12 before Common Pleas Judge David R. Cashman. The jury got the case Wednesday.

Mr. Russell was charged along with Christen Glenn, King Edwards and Hosea Moore. The latter two co-defendants testified against Mr. Russell.

According to investigators, Mr. Russell called for a cab Feb. 21, 2017, and Mr. Mohamed, driving for zTrip, arrived at Climax Street in Beltzhoover about 2 a.m.

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