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Police Investigate after Female Shot and Wounded in Carrick

Date: October 1, 2020
Incident Type: Shooting
Location: Zone 3
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police officers from Zone 3 were dispatched to the 1900 block of Brownsville Road for reports of multiple shots fired just before 1:30 a.m.

While officers were still en route, a 9-1-1 call came in for a female victim who had been shot in that area and was being transported to a local hospital by private means.

The victim arrived in stable condition, alert and conscious, with a gunshot wound to the right upper chest and arm.

Officers located a crime scene in the 1900 block of Brownsville Road. The Mobile Crime Unit arrived to process evidence.

The victim and witnesses are being interviewed and the investigation is ongoing.


Reporting PIO:
Cara Cruz

2020-10-01
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov