Crime & Safety

Man Shot On Busy Pittsburgh Street

Gunfire erupted on a heavily traveled Pittsburgh street Tuesday afternoon.

(Pittsburgh Public Safety)

PITTSBURGH, PA — Police are investigating a shooting on in the 300 block of Brownsville Road on Tuesday afternoon.

Shortly after 2 p.m., police, fire and EMS personnel responded to a 6-round ShotSpotter alert. First responders found a man with a gunshot wound to the back. He was taken to the hospital and is reported in critical condition.

Three people were shot along that stretch of Brownsville Road over the weekend. Police have yet to make any arrests in that case.

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