Public Safety Blotter Articles

UPDATE: Police Respond to Two Teens Shot

Date: November 14, 2019
Incident Type: Shooting
Location: Zone 3
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police officers from Zone 3 responded to reports of shots fired in the 1900 block of Westmont Avenue just before 3:30 p.m.

Per the initial investigation, when they arrived on scene they found two male victims, both of them in their teens. Their exact ages are not immediately known.
One male received a gunshot wound to the shoulder, the other received a gunshot wound to the neck.

Both victims were transported by EMS to a local hospital. Each was transported in stable condition.

The investigation continues. 

UPDATE: One of the teens was shot in the back of the head, not the neck as this blotter entry previously stated.

 

 


Reporting PIO:
Cara Cruz

2019-11-14
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov