Public Safety Blotter Articles

Police Responded To a Shotspotter Alert in Allentown

Date: April 7, 2021
Incident Type: Non-fatal Shooting
Location: Zone 3
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police responded to a Shotspotter alert for the 800 block of E Warrington Avenue around 12:40 p.m.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers were notified of a gunshot victim at a home on the 400 block of Kingsboro Street.

The male victim fled from E Warrington Avenue to Kingsboro Street after being shot. Medics transported him to a local hospital in stable condition.

The suspect fled E Warrington towards an unknown direction.

MCU and VCU detectives arrived to processed the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.


Reporting PIO:
Maurice Matthews

2021-04-07
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov