Police Investigate Downtown Shooting Incident, One Injured

Just after 2:30 a.m., a Pittsburgh Police officer working a detail on Ninth St. downtown was flagged down by someone reporting a possible shooting victim outside.

The officer requested backup and police located an unconscious male down on the ground at Ninth and Penn with a gunshot wound to his arm. Officers applied a tourniquet to the wound. Medics transported him to the hospital in critical condition.

The Mobile Crime Unit processed the scene.

Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating.