Last night in Hazelwood, police were called to the scene of a shooting that left one woman injured, reportedly following a neighborhood dispute over parking, according to Pittsburgh officials. The Pittsburgh Police from Zone 4 responded to a ShotSpotter notification of eight rounds fired around 10:15 p.m. on the 100 block of Tecumseh Street, uncovering evidence of the altercation that pierced the quiet of the night with violence.
Upon their arrival, officers found shell casings scattered on the pavement, their metallic gleam a stark reminder of the incident – they also discovered two residences that had been unintentionally caught in the crossfire. Inside the first bullet-marked home, authorities located an adult female victim with a gunshot wound to her leg; she was conscious and communicating with first responders as she was taken to the hospital, her condition stable as reported by the City of Pittsburgh news release.
No injuries were sustained by the occupants of the second residence struck by bullets, a fortune in the midst of misfortune. Details provided by witnesses at the scene to the police suggested the incident was sparked by an argument between neighbors, a parking complaint escalating into gunfire that ultimately led to the wounding of the unidentified woman and damage to homes sheltering innocents.
The aftermath of the shooting has prompted a full investigation with the Pittsburgh Police Violent Crime Unit taking the lead; evidence from the scene is currently under examination by the Mobile Crime Unit, yet no arrests have been made at this time.
