PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh Police detectives are investigating a shooting in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood that left two men injured, according to an October 18 City public safety report.
Officers from Zone 6 were dispatched at approximately 7:45 p.m. to the 2900 block of Chartiers Avenue following three separate ShotSpotter alerts totaling twenty-four rounds. While officers were en route, dispatch notified them of reports of a male being shot in the area.
Arriving officers located two adult males in the 600 to 700 block of Sherwood Avenue. Both males sustained single gunshot wounds to their buttocks and were transported in stable condition by Pittsburgh EMS to local hospitals.
Officers located a crime scene in a parking lot adjacent to the school. The Mobile Crime Unit responded to the scene to process evidence, including recovered shell casings. No other injuries or structural damage were reported, and no arrests had been made at the time of the police blotter report.
Detectives with the Violent Crime Unit are investigating, and officials noted the investigation was active and ongoing at the time of the release.
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