Published on June 28, 2024
Date: June 28, 2024 Incident Type: Shooting Location: Zone 1 Summary:
Just after 3:30 a.m., Pittsburgh Police from Zone 1 were dispatched to the 300 block of Cedar Avenue in East Allegheny for a one-round ShotSpotter alert.
Arriving officers located an adult male victim with a through-and-through gunshot wound to the back of his neck. The victim described an altercation taking place before an adult male actor shot him.
The victim was transported by Pittsburgh EMS in serious but stable condition to an area hospital.
A crime scene was located in the Giant Eagle parking lot and the Mobile Crime Unit responded to process evidence.
Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating.
Reporting PIO: Emily Bourne
2024-06-28 PIO@pittsburghpa.gov