Morning Roundup: 1 injured in Knoxville shooting; McKeesport fire displaces 5
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Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 10:
1 injured in Knoxville shooting
A man in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood was found early afternoon Tuesday with a gunshot wound to his back.
Pittsburgh first responders located the man in his early 20s on the 300 block of Brownsville Road.
Public safety officials said they were responding to a report of six rounds of gunfire that occurred around 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Medics transported him to the hospital in critical condition where he was taken into surgery.
Pittsburgh Police detectives are investigating.
At least 5 displaced after fire in McKeesport
A fire engulfed two buildings in McKeesport on Tuesday evening, leading to the displacement of at least five people.
Fire crews responded to a blaze at the 400 block of 29th Street in McKeesport shortly after 8 p.m., according to Triblive news partner WTAE.
The fire started on the second floor of a multi-unit home, spread to its attic and leaped to a neighboring home, McKeesport Fire Chief Jeff Tomovcsik told WTAE.
No injuries were reported.
But the first build that caught fire will likely be a total loss.
“I lost everything, everything that I built,” resident Vinetto Cobbs said. “Everything that I put in there was brand new. Everything that was in there was ’cause of me. So I don’t know.”
The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the blaze.
The Salvation Army and the Red Cross were on scene assisting the people displaced, according to WTAE.