Published on December 28, 2024
Just before 6:30 p.m., Pittsburgh Police from Zone 5 were dispatched to the 100 block of Euclid Avenue in East Liberty for a six-round ShotSpotter alert. While en route, calls came in for reports of a male shot in the leg.
An 18-year-old male victim was located in Garland Park with a gunshot wound to his leg. Officers applied a tourniquet until medics arrived.
He was conscious, alert, and speaking with responders; and was transported by Pittsburgh EMS to an area hospital in stable condition.
Witnesses describe a small gray SUV fleeing the area after the shooting.
The Mobile Crime Unit was called to process evidence at the scene.
Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating. The investigation is ongoing.