4-year-old dies in Pittsburgh shooting, 2 others injured
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Three people were hospitalized in connection with a double shooting Thursday night in Pittsburgh. On Friday, Pittsburgh police said in a news update that the 4-year-old victim has died.
Allegheny County dispatch said calls for the shooting came in around 6:40 p.m. along the 1500 block of Lincoln Avenue.
Among the victims were a woman and a child, both with gunshot wounds. The child died at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said the case is now being treated as a homicide.
It was unclear what the third person’s condition was and how how that person was injured.
Matthews indicated that two shooters were involved.
No further information was immediately available.
Anyone with information about the shooting should contact Pittsburgh police at 412-323-7800.
ALERT: Police are on the scene of a double shooting on the 1500 block of Lincoln Avenue. More information to follow. pic.twitter.com/PYuPaIc03f
— Pittsburgh Police (@PghPolice) December 2, 2022