2 people injured in East Hills shooting including 17-year-old

2 people injured in East Hills shooting including 17-year-old

Updated: 8:43 PM EST Dec 25, 2023

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? YEAH. ANDREW. GOOD EVENING. WE’RE STILL TRYING TO GATHER THE LATEST INFORMATION, BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW BEHIND ME, IT APPEARS THAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE CLEANING UP BLOOD ON THE FRONT PORCH OF THE HOUSE BEHIND ME HERE ON FAIRLAWN STREET. WE’RE NOT EXACTLY SURE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS SITUATION, BUT WE DO KNOW FROM COUNTY DISPATCH THAT ONE PERSON HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN APPARENT SHOOTING THAT WE’RE DEALING WITH HERE ON FAIRLAWN IN THE EAST HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD OF PITTSBURGH ON CHRISTMAS DAY, WE WERE ABLE TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION FROM NEIGHBORS WHO SAID THAT THEY HEARD THE SHOTS. ONE NEIGHBOR WE JUST SPOKE TO ON CAMERA DIDN’T WANT TO GIVE US HIS NAME OR SHOW HIS FACE ON CAMERA, BUT SAID THAT HE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE 3 OR 4 DISTINCT SHOTS. A FEW SECONDS LATER, HE THEN HEARD SOMEONE. SAY SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF ARE YOU HIT OR YOU ARE HIT AGAIN, WE HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THAT WITH POLICE, BUT TALKING TO THAT NEIGHBOR AS WELL AS THE PERSON WHO LIVES INSIDE THE HOUSE IN QUESTION, THEY SAID TO ME RIGHT BEFORE WE CAME ON AIR, SAID, I SAVED HIM. I SAVED HIM AGAIN. THEY DID NOT REALLY DELVE INTO ANY OTHER INFORMATION TRYING TO. SO WE’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT WHAT HAPPENED. BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THE POLICE HAVE LEFT SO FAR. FIRE TRUCK JUST PULLED UP TO CLEAN UP THE BLOOD ON THE FRONT PORCH. BUT WE DO KNOW ONE PERSON HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN THIS APPARENT SHOOTING. THE STREET FAIRLAWN WAS CLOSED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. POLICE JUST LEAVING. WE’RE HOPING TO GET AN UPDATE FROM PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER LATER TONIGHT. AS SOON AS WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND WE’LL BRING IT TO YOU ON AIR AND ONLINE ON WBTW.COM. FOR NOW, WE’

2 people injured in East Hills shooting including 17-year-old

Updated: 8:43 PM EST Dec 25, 2023

A teenager was taken to the hospital from the scene of a shooting in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood Monday evening. Police were called to the 2000 block of Fairlawn Avenue at Sunrise around 5 p.m.Neighbors at the scene tell Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 they heard several gunshots. Police said a 17-year-old boy was shot multiple times. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition.A short time later, a male in his mid-20s arrived by private vehicle at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was uncooperative with police, but the initial investigation indicates his injuries are related to the shooting incident.Police are investigating.

A teenager was taken to the hospital from the scene of a shooting in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood Monday evening.

Police were called to the 2000 block of Fairlawn Avenue at Sunrise around 5 p.m.

Neighbors at the scene tell Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 they heard several gunshots.

Police said a 17-year-old boy was shot multiple times. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

A short time later, a male in his mid-20s arrived by private vehicle at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was uncooperative with police, but the initial investigation indicates his injuries are related to the shooting incident.

Police are investigating.