WILKINSBURG, Pa. — A man was shot multiple times while sleeping in a car early Tuesday morning in Wilkinsburg, police said.
The 31-year-old was in the back seat of the car, which was parked in a driveway on Susquehanna Street, when he was shot multiple times in the torso shortly after 3:30 a.m., police said.
Police and paramedics responded to the area after receiving calls about shots fired.
“They were rapid,” said Charlie Kirkland, a neighbor who described the gunshots as sounding like popping popcorn.
Several bullet holes were left in a back passenger window.
NEW VIEW: Several bullet holes in the back window of car parked in the driveway of Susquehanna Street home. Police say man was shot in the backseat. He’s now in critical at local hospital. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/ZJgWaMHhPv
— Mike Holden (@WPXIMikeHolden) September 18, 2018
The man who was in the car was then taken to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
A motive for the shooting was not immediately clear, police said.
No suspects have been identified.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline at 1-833-255-8477.
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