Pittsburgh police: Mail carrier grazed by bullet in Stanton Heights

Patrick Varine
Friday, May 6, 2022 7:41 p.m. | Friday, May 6, 2022 7:41 p.m.

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Tony LaRussa | Tribune-Review

A mail carrier suffered a minor injury after being shot Friday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights neighborhood, according to police.

Officers and EMS were called to the 1300 block of Hawthorne Court around 3 p.m. and found a man who had walked to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire’s Engine No. 7 station.

The man told police a bullet had grazed his leg as he was delivering mail on Hawthorne Court. He was taken to a local hospital with a minor injury.

Police also discovered two vehicles in the area that had been struck by bullets.

There were no other injuries; the investigation is ongoing, police said.