Public Safety Blotter Articles

Police Investigate after Two Gunshot Victims Turn up on the North Side

Date: March 13, 2022
Incident Type: Shooting(s)
Location: Zone 1
Summary:

Just after 11 p.m., Zone 1 officers were notified that a male had walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. He arrived in stable condition.

A short time later, police received a 9-1-1 call about a male at Island Avenue and Preble Avenue who was calling for help. When they arrived on scene they located a male victim who had come up out of the river. He had been shot multiple times. Officers rendered aid until medics arrived to take him to the hospital. He was transported in critical condition.

Police are working to determine where the shootings occurred and whether the incidents are related.


Reporting PIO:
Cara Cruz

2022-03-13
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov