Pittsburgh shooting: Police respond to active shooting where ‘hundreds of rounds’ fired near residential area
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Pittsburgh police are responding to an active shooting situation in the Garfield neighborhood, where “hundreds of rounds” were reportedly fired Wednesday morning.
Law enforcement began to evacuate people from houses in the 4800 block of Broad Street, with Pittsburgh Public Safety posting on X, previously known as Twitter: “If you are inside, please shelter in place, dial 911, and identify your address, location.”
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At 11:23 a.m. EDT, Pittsburgh Public Safety warned of an “extremely active situation with shots continuing to be fired.” Minutes after, a reporter from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described a massive police presence on the scene with “hundreds of rounds” continuing to be fired.
Several shots were heard at Dearborn Street and N. Millvale Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Eastern time, per WTAE.
One sergeant who was leading the charge sustained a minor injury, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, with a reporter quoting the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, “The active scene in Garfield began this morning when a detail from our office attempted to serve an eviction notice, which was followed by gunfire from the occupant of the residence.”
“One of our Sergeants who was leading the detail sustained a minor non-gunfire related injury while avoiding the incoming gunfire,” Megan Guza wrote, quoting the sheriff’s office on X. “He is OK.”
Trooper Rocco Gagliardi of the Pennsylvania State Police spoke to the press while multiple gunshots were going off in the background, saying that was likely a back-and-forth shooting between the suspect and the police. Drones are on the scene in an attempt to get a bird’s-eye view of the situation.
“This is still a very active and ongoing scene, as you just heard multiple gunshots being rounded off,” Gagliardi said, noting the state police will be taking the lead.
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Gagliardi said 30 to 40 gunshots went back and forth in some of the latest shooting and that they are working with all emergency services on the scene “to end this in the safest way possible.” Gagliardi said other units may be coming in to assist with the active situation.
This is a developing story and will be updated.