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1 dead in shooting in Pittsburgh's Hill District neighborhood

Pittsburgh police said they responded to a ShotSpotter alert for nine shots fired on Chauncey Drive.

1 dead in shooting in Pittsburgh's Hill District neighborhood

Pittsburgh police said they responded to a ShotSpotter alert for nine shots fired on Chauncey Drive.

INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN PITTSBURGH RIGHT NOW. ONE PERSON HAS BEEN SHOT AND KILLED. CHANDI: BOB MAYO HAS BEEN THERE LIVE SINCE THE TOP OF THE HOUR. REPORTER: THE LATEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE, ONE PERSON WAS SHOT AND TRANSPORTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL IS NOW CONFIRMED AS YOU DID. WE ARE AT CHAUNCEY DRIVE IN PITTSBURGH’S BEDFORD DWELLINGS NEIGHBORHOOD. A SHOT SPOTTER DETECTED NINE SHOTS FIRED IN THIS AREA. WE HAVE SEEN EVIDENCE MARKERS ON THE GROUND HERE NUMBER IN 20 OR MORE. THOSE ARE OFTEN INDICATORS OF CASINGS. WE WERE TOLD THREE VEHICLES WERE STRUCK BY GUNFIRE HERE. ONLY ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHO LATER DIED WAS HIT BY GUNFIRE. THE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE DETAINED BY PITTSBURGH POLICE. WE ALSO SAW A YOUNG WOMAN BEING HANDCUFFED HERE, BUT WE NOTED AT THE TIME IT WAS NOT APPARENT WHETHER THAT WAS RELATED. WE ARE TOLD NOW THAT WAS UNRELATED. PITTSBURGH POLICE MAJOR CRIME DETECTIVES ARE HERE. THE NAME OF THE PERSON SHOT HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. THE GATHERING OF EVIDENCE IS CONTINUING. REPORTIN
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1 dead in shooting in Pittsburgh's Hill District neighborhood

Pittsburgh police said they responded to a ShotSpotter alert for nine shots fired on Chauncey Drive.

Pittsburgh police said one person is dead and two people have been detained for questioning after a shooting in the Hill District on Friday afternoon.Watch the breaking news report: Click the video player above.The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office has identified the victim as Maleek Thomas, 18, of Pittsburgh. Sky 4 flew above the scene in the Bedford Dwellings neighborhood. Police officers were seen placing evidence markers in several locations.Police said they responded to a ShotSpotter alert for nine shots fired on Chauncey Drive at about 2:45 p.m.A male victim who had been shot in the side was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said. Police said three vehicles were struck by gunfire.Two guns have been recovered as the investigation continues, police said.

Pittsburgh police said one person is dead and two people have been detained for questioning after a shooting in the Hill District on Friday afternoon.

Watch the breaking news report: Click the video player above.

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The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office has identified the victim as Maleek Thomas, 18, of Pittsburgh.

Sky 4 flew above the scene in the Bedford Dwellings neighborhood. Police officers were seen placing evidence markers in several locations.

Police said they responded to a ShotSpotter alert for nine shots fired on Chauncey Drive at about 2:45 p.m.

A male victim who had been shot in the side was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

Police said three vehicles were struck by gunfire.

Two guns have been recovered as the investigation continues, police said.