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Police investigate shooting in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood

Police investigate shooting in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood
UP TO THE MINUTE INFORMATION. TORI. TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT HERE IN THIS AREA NEAR AN APARTMENT BUILDING. ALL HAPPENING AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING. NEIGHBORS TELLING US ALL WHILE KIDS WERE WAITING AT THEIR BUS STOPS. ROUGHLY FIVE GUNSHOTS FIRED AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING. PITTSBURGH POLICE CREATING A LARGE SCENE BLOCKS LONG WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF DEPUTIES AND SWAT. COMMANDER OF THE SPECIAL DEPLOYMENT DIVISION SAYS A MAN AND WOMAN WERE SHOT HERE IN THE CITY’S KNOXVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD THIS MORNING. THOSE EVIDENCE MARKERS SITTING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THIS APARTMENT BUILDING ON KNOX AVENUE. NEIGHBORS TELLING US THIS ALL HAPPENING WHILE CHILDREN WERE WAITING FOR THEIR SCHOOL BUSSES. POLICE SAY THE SWAT TEAM DID CLEAR ONE BUILDING, POSSIBLY SEARCHING FOR A SHOOTER. BUT AT THIS POINT, NO ONE IS IN CUSTODY. AND POLICE DON’T BELIEVE THE PUBLIC IS IN ANY DANGER. AND AT THIS POINT, A MOTIVE IS NOT BEEN RELEASED IN THE SHOOTING. BOTH VICTIMS, WE’RE TOLD, ARE CRITICAL BUT STABLE. REPORTIN
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Police investigate shooting in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood
Emergency crews responded to the scene of a shooting in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood Wednesday. Police said SWAT was on the scene in the area of Grimes and Zara Streets after two people were shot around 8 a.m. A woman was shot in the chest and a man was shot in the leg. Both are in critical, but stable condition at the hospital. Neighbors told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 they heard about four or five gunshots go off. One neighbor told us she kids were at the bus stop nearby when this happened. Police said the SWAT team cleared one building as a precaution. At this point, no one is in custody.

Emergency crews responded to the scene of a shooting in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood Wednesday.

Police said SWAT was on the scene in the area of Grimes and Zara Streets after two people were shot around 8 a.m.

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A woman was shot in the chest and a man was shot in the leg. Both are in critical, but stable condition at the hospital.

Neighbors told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 they heard about four or five gunshots go off. One neighbor told us she kids were at the bus stop nearby when this happened.

Police said the SWAT team cleared one building as a precaution. At this point, no one is in custody.

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