Public Safety Blotter Articles

Police Responded To A Shooting Knoxville

Date: April 18, 2021
Incident Type: Fatal Shooting
Location: Zone 3
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police responded to a Shotspotter alert for 19 rounds fired on the 200 block of Moore Avenue around 8:45 p.m.

When Zone 3 officers arrived, they learned of a male with a gunshot wound to his back.

Officers were directed to a second male gunshot victim who was pronounced deceased by medics on scene.

A third victim arrived at a local hospital by private vehicle.

The Mobile Crime Unit arrived to process the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.


Reporting PIO:
Maurice Matthews

2021-04-18
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov