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CBS News
01-08-2025
- CBS News
Girl injured in Perry North late-night shooting
A girl was injured in a late-night shooting in Pittsburgh's Perry North neighborhood. Pittsburgh Police say officers were called to the area of Watson Boulevard just before 10 p.m. on Thursday night for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a girl who had graze wounds to her legs and police say she was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Police say officers at the scene were told that the suspected shooter might be inside a home nearby. Officers were able to make contact with a woman inside the home, who came outside and was taken in for questioning, police said. Police say officers did a sweep of the home to make sure to other victims or suspects were inside. Detectives from the Violent Crime Unit are leading the investigation into the shooting.
CBS News
15-07-2025
- CBS News
2 men shot in Pittsburgh's Perry South neighborhood
Two men were injured in a late-night shooting in Pittsburgh's Perry South neighborhood. Pittsburgh Police say officers from Zone 1 were called to the area of East McIntyre Street between Osgood Street and Lyzell Street just before 10:30 p.m. on Monday after receiving three separate ShotSpotter notifications. Police say officers arriving at the scene found a man along Osgood Street who had been shot in the back. That man was taken to the hospital by medics and was last reported to be in stable condition. Police said a second man was shot in the back, found a short time later along Lyzell Street. That man was taken to the hospital by medics and last reported to be in critical condition. Detectives at the scene found multiple shell casings and two vehicles that had been hit by gunfire. Detectives from the Violent Crime Unit are leading the investigation into the shooting, according to police. Police did not detail if any suspects have been identified.
CBS News
07-07-2025
- CBS News
Teenage girl injured in Knoxville shooting
A teenage girl was injured in a shooting in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood on Sunday night. Pittsburgh Police say officers were dispatched to the area of E. Amanda Avenue around 10 p.m. on Sunday after receiving a 10-round ShotSpotter alert. Police say when officers responded to the scene, they found a 16-year-old girl who had been shot in the left arm. A teenage girl was injured in a late-night shooting along Zara Street in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood. KDKA Photojournalist Damian Catanza The girl was taken to the hospital by medics and was last listed in stable condition, police said. Police say that the Mobile Crime Unit arrived to process the scene and officers found shell casings in the area of E. Amanda Avenue and Rochelle Street. Detectives from the Violent Crime Unit are leading the investigation into the shooting.
CBS News
06-07-2025
- CBS News
Teenager killed in early morning shooting in Middle Hill neighborhood
One person was killed in an early morning shooting in Pittsburgh's Middle Hill neighborhood. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, around 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers were called to the 300 block of Addison Street after a ShotSpotter alert. While canvassing the area, officers found a 16-year-old boy with multiple gunshot wounds to his head, chest, and arm. Officers attempted chest compressions until medics arrived on the scene. Once medics arrived, they pronounced the boy dead. Pittsburgh Police's Violent Crime Unit is now investigating the shooting.
CBS News
30-06-2025
- CBS News
Man shot multiple times inside home in Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood
Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times inside a home in the city's East Hills neighborhood. Police say that officers from Zone 5 were called to the area of East Hills Drive just before 11 p.m. on Sunday after receiving reports of a shooting inside a home. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot in the back and in his upper left arm, police said. Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times inside a home in the city's East Hills neighborhood. KDKA Photojournalist Damian Catanza Police say the man was conscious and alert and speaking with officers and medics before he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. According to police, neither the man who was shot nor any witnesses in the area were cooperative with officers at the scene and as of early Monday morning, no arrests had been made. Detectives from the bureau's Violent Crime Unit are leading the investigation into the shooting.
