Morning Roundup: 2 Pittsburgh officers injured after shots fired in Garfield

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 24:

2 Pittsburgh officers injured after shots fired in Garfield

Two Pittsburgh police officers were injured Wednesday morning after responding to a ShotSpotter notification in the city’s Garfield neighborhood.

Police were dispatched to the 5300 block of Cornwall Street for a one-round ShotSpotter alert just before 4:20 a.m., public safety officials said.

When they arrived, officers said they heard several more rounds being fired. Officers said they saw a multi-person domestic situation taking place.

An adult man in the home was uncooperative and became combative with police, officials said, assaulting two officers as he was being detained.

Medics took one officer to the hospital with a dislocated kneecap. The other sustained superficial wounds to the hand and was evaluated by medics on the scene.

The suspect, who police have not identified, was taken into custody. Police said he will face multiple charges.

1 injured in New Castle shooting

One person was injured in a shooting in New Castle Tuesday night.

The shooting happened on Neshannock Ave. around 9 p.m., according to TribLive news partner WTAE.

One person was taken to the hospital, WTAE reported. That person’s condition was not immediately known.

Police have not released additional details, including the suspect’s name.

Train hits vehicle in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar

A train struck a vehicle early Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood.

The crash happened just after 6 a.m. near the intersection of Freeport Road and Saint Margaret Drive, according to TribLive news partner WTAE.

There were no injuries reported.

Officials did not immediately say what caused the wreck.

Police arrest teen amid Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill carjacking

A teenager was arrested Tuesday in connection with a carjacking in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood in September.

Pittsburgh police, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force, on Tuesday arrested Treamon Thomas, 16. Police said Thomas was walking on the street in the 1000 block of Brushton Avenue and had a firearm at the time of his arrest.

He is charged with three felony counts of conspiracy, robbery of a motor vehicle, robbery, theft by unlawful taking and simple assault.

Thomas was arrested in connection with a carjacking that was reported in the 2100 block of Webster Avenue on Sept. 23. A woman had told police she was parked on the street when she saw a group of seven or eight juveniles walking toward her. She said two of them pointed guns at her and forced her out of her Jeep Grand Cherokee. They threw her wallet out the window and fled.

McKeesport police found and pursued the stolen vehicle a couple hours later. The vehicle eventually crashed, and the two juveniles in the vehicle were arrested. Police recovered two firearms from the vehicle.

Volunteers from Rivers Casino to help local food pantry

Volunteers from Rivers Casino on Wednesday will help with food preparation and distribution at Northside Food Pantry.

The food effort will include 150 turkeys and hams, according to a news release from the casino.

For over four decades, Northside Common Ministries — an affiliate of Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania — has operated the North Side Food Pantry. The pantry offers a supermarket-style approach where people in need can choose from a variety of healthy food choices.

This marks the second year the casino will send volunteers to help the pantry though its Rivers Gives initiative. The Rivers Gives community outreach effort allows casino employees to report to work at a local nonprofit instead of on the gaming floor.

“We’re delighted to reunite with Northside Common Ministries to assist with food prep and take part in the terrific work they do to support our community,” said Rahmon Hart, director of community relations at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh. “At Rivers Casino, we’re passionate about fighting food insecurity and homelessness in our area.”

Michael Moore, executive director of Northside Common Ministries, said the nonprofit was grateful for the casino’s “ongoing commitment to keeping our community nourished and supported.”

“We’re always grateful for the volunteers’ time, enthusiasm and energy,” Moore said.