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Woman shot while walking across street

PITTSBURGH — A woman was shot early Thursday morning as she walked across a street in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood, authorities said.

Police responded shortly after midnight to Sheffield Street for a ShotSpotter notification, which was followed by a 911 call for a person shot.

When officers arrived, they found a woman inside a home suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said.

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The woman had gotten out of a car and was crossing the street when shots were fired at her from another vehicle, according to investigators.

“I woke up because the bangs were so loud and I knew they weren't fireworks,” Letha Mills, a neighbor, said. “There were four shots, and so at that point in time I really did, I got to my bathroom and just shot on my floor, and then I heard three drawn out screams and then it was really quiet.”

The woman was able to get inside the house for help, police said.

Paramedics took the woman to a hospital. She was last listed in critical condition.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 412-323-7800.

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