Pittsburgh police responding to a Shotspotter alert in the 300 block of Flowers Avenue in Hazelwood on Wednesday night were stopped on the way by a vehicle carrying two people suffering from gunshot wounds, according to authorities.
Officers from the city’s Zone 4 station were alerted to the gunfire shortly before 8:40 p.m. While traveling to the scene, a vehicle pulled in front of them at the intersection of Blair and Eliza streets, according to a police spokeswoman.
Officers removed a female from the car who had been shot in the shoulder. They performed CPR until medics transported her to a local hospital in critical condition.
Kwaeonte Carpenter, 19, of Pittsburgh did not survive her injuries, according the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office.
The man in the vehicle suffered a gunshot wound to the hand and was transported to the hospital in stable condition by emergency medical technicians. His name was not released by police.
Detectives from the city’s Major Crimes unit are investigating.
