Man shot on Pittsburgh's Brookline Boulevard
A man was shot Monday afternoon in the abdomen in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood.
Pittsburgh police found the victim, an adult who authorities did not name, suffering from gunshot wounds in the 800 block of Brookline Boulevard about 5 p.m.
The man had been shot twice near Brookline Boulevard at Flatbush Avenue, police said.
Two juvenile suspects were seen running up Flatbush Avenue after the shooting, according to police.
A vehicle near 802 Bean, a coffee shop, appeared to have bullet damage.
Police briefly detoured traffic on Brookline Boulevard between Flatbush and Stebbins avenues. Officers pulled down the crime scene tape about 5:50 p.m.
Detectives are investigating.
Staff writer Julia Burdelski contributed to this article.
Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.
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