Public Safety Blotter

Police Respond to Accidental Shooting in Carrick

Date: September 1, 2019
Incident Type: Accidental Shooting
Location: Zone 3 - Zone 6 Response
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police from Zone 6 responded to reports of a male with a gunshot wound in the 200 block of Copperfield Avenue at 1:35 a.m.

When they arrived on scene they learned a male victim in his mid-20's had shot himself in the knee while sitting in his vehicle.

The gun was legally registered to the victim.

EMS transported him in stable condition to a local hospital.

Reporting PIO: Cara Cruz

2019-09-01
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov