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Police Respond to Shots Fired in Beechview

Date: September 29, 2019
Incident Type: Shooting
Location: Zone 6
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police officers from Zone 6 responded to reports of shots fired in the 2500 block of W. Liberty Avenue in Beechview just after 1:20 a.m.

When they arrived on scene they discovered shell casings in a parking lot.

At the same time, a male victim walked into a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh. He arrived in stable condition.

He told police he became involved in an argument with a group of other males and one of them shot him.

The Crime Scene Unit arrived to process the scene.

Detectives from GVI are investigating.

Reporting PIO: Cara Cruz

2019-09-29
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov