PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Zone 3 officers responded Wednesday morning to a shooting in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood that left an adult female victim hospitalized in critical condition.
Officers were dispatched at approximately 10:42 a.m. to the 400 block of Moore Avenue, according to police officials. Upon arrival, responding officers located an adult female outside suffering from a gunshot wound.
Pittsburgh EMS medics arrived on the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital in critical but stable condition.
As a precautionary measure during the initial response and ongoing police activity, several neighborhood businesses in the immediate area were placed on temporary lockdown. The Pittsburgh Police Mobile Crime Unit and Drone team responded to process the scene, and homicide detectives are leading an active investigation into the shooting.
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