Early Sunday morning, the South Side streets were host to hundreds of weekend revelers after the bars closed at 2 a.m. along East Carson Street in Pittsburgh.
A hefty police presence awaited the crowds, forming a riot line and using pepper spray to disperse them. At one point gunfire rang out. Police recovered one casing and no one was injured.
In recent weeks Pittsburgh officials, including the district’s councilman, Bob Charland, along with South Side business owners have been urging people to vacate the entertainment district quickly after last call.
TribLive reporters Justin Vellucci and Megan Trotter discuss the late night crowds and the local sentiment as this dispersal seems to be the start of a weekly summer trend.
This is “From the Newsroom.”
