A person was shot in the neck on the 400 block of Brownsville Road in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon, and officers who responded found a gun at the scene while several people were brought in for questioning. The shooting victim was driven to the hospital by private means rather than ambulance, and officials say the person is in stable condition.
Pittsburgh police were sent to the scene around 2 p.m. Sunday, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety, as reported by WPXI. Officers arrived to find a shooting scene in and around a home on the block, where they also recovered a firearm.
Victim Taken to Hospital, Condition Stable
The person who was shot suffered a wound to the neck and was taken to the hospital by someone other than emergency medical responders, the station's report says. Officials confirmed the victim is stable but did not release the person's age or gender, leaving key details about who was hurt still unknown.
Several people were being questioned in connection with the shooting as investigators worked to piece together what happened on Brownsville Road. The outlet's report notes that the investigation remained ongoing as of Sunday evening, with no further details released about what led to the gunfire or who might be responsible.
Carrick Has Seen Other Recent Shootings
The Brownsville Road shooting comes amid a string of other shootings reported in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood, though the evidence available does not establish whether any of those incidents are connected to Sunday's shooting or when exactly they occurred. In one separate Carrick case, according to WPXI, a man was found with a gunshot wound to the leg and a head injury from being pistol-whipped, with four people detained for questioning after a traffic stop.
Other Carrick incidents described by WPXI include a report that two men were shot overnight and taken to the hospital in stable condition, as reported by WPXI, and a separate account describing two men killed in a shooting, with a person seen running from the scene, as noted by WPXI. None of these reports include dates tying them to Sunday's Brownsville Road shooting, and the available evidence does not clarify how, or whether, the incidents relate to one another.
For now, the Brownsville Road case remains an open investigation, with police not yet disclosing a motive, suspect information, or any arrests. Hoodline will update this story as more information becomes available.
