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Police Respond to Shotspotter in Homewood West

Date: May 28, 2020
Incident Type: Shooting
Location: Zone 5
Summary:

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers responded to a Shotspotter alert for multiple rounds fire on the 6900 block of Formosa Way around 9:05 p.m.

When Zone 5 officers arrived, they found a male with a gunshot wound to the chest. An officer rendered aid to the victim until Medics arrived. EMS transported the male to a local hospital in critical condition. There were no suspect descriptions. Detectives from the Violent Crime Unit and Mobile Crime Scene Unit arrived to process the scene and are investigating.


Reporting PIO:
Maurice Matthews

2020-05-28
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov