Police arrest man in relation to Hill District shooting

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Police made an arrest on Monday in connection with a shooting that took place at the Bedford Dwellings Apartments last Friday.

Elliot Blackwell was arrested in the Hill District, according to police.

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On the morning of Feb. 26, officers responded to reports of a male shot on the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue. They discovered a 24-year-old man who was shot twice in the chest and a grazed in the head with a bullet.

Blackwell is charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person.

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