SWISSVALE, Pa. — Police in Allegheny County are investigating an early-morning shooting in Swissvale.
According to a news release, a 21-year-old man arrived at a Pittsburgh hospital with a gunshot wound to the back.
Dispatchers had received a report of shots fired on South Braddock Avenue around 1:55 a.m.
If you want to receive BREAKING ALERTS, please download our WPXI News App. You can also follow WPXI on Facebook and Twitter.
Police found several bullet casings in a yard on Cheyenne Street, which intersects with South Braddock.
The victim was driven to the hospital in a car that was riddled with bullet holes, according to the release.
Anyone with information concerning the incident is asked to call the Allegheny County police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS (1-833-255-8477); callers can remain anonymous. They can also be reached via their social media sites.
TRENDING NOW:
- Dispute over baby's photo shoot in neighborhood caught on video
- Man accused of slapping his stepdaughter's 12-year-old bully charged with felony, released on bond
- Rollover crash slows traffic on Parkway East in Pittsburgh
- VIDEO: Storm to bring threat of thunderstorms, damaging winds this weekend
- DOWNLOAD the Channel 11 News app for breaking news alerts
Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/XCUXZC2XYZHCRGNNGKFEX6U3LQ.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/WVVB4CJSSFHTHC275F4OJHSIGI.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/3YZC5NN6CJENFL5VKRBWUD4T44.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/VPMZREFWQZEIRHZBIMVR77LMFQ.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/IOAYLUO3SBAPBPKPCEJIBDETUA.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/VOHZ3GYTJZFXTIPESIQVXUVHRE.png)