Public Safety Blotter Articles

Police Investigate Shots Fired In Bedford Dwellings

Date: August 19, 2019
Incident Type: Shots fired
Location: Zone 2
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police officers from Zone 2 responded to a ShotSpotter alert of shots fired in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue at 11:50 p.m.

When they arrived on scene they discovered a vehicle that had been struck by a bullet.

The Mobile Crime Unit arrived to process the scene.

Shortly thereafter, police were advised of a male victim who had arrived at a local hospital by private means with a gunshot wound below his left knee. He told police it happened while he was walking on Bedford Avenue. 

The investigation continues.


Reporting PIO:
Cara Cruz

2019-08-19
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov