Crime & Safety

Police Probe Fatal Shooting In Pittsburgh Neighborhood

Pittsburgh police say a woman was fatally shot over the weekend.

PITTSBURGH, PA — City officials are investigating the shooting death of a woman over the weekend in Perry South.

Just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, police were called to the 100 block of Hawkins Avenue for reports of a shooting. Arriving officers located the woman inside a residence with a gunshot wound to her head. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Mobile Crime Unit was called to process evidence at the scene.

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Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating.

The victim's name has not yet been released.

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Pittsburgh Public Safety officials have not identified any suspects in the incident.

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