Pittsburgh police responded to a 7-round shotspotter alert for the 700 block of brushton avenue around 3:05 a. M.
Pittsburgh Police responded to a 7-round Shotspotter alert for the 700 block of Brushton Avenue around 3:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh woman shot during fight early Friday morning

December 2, 2022

PITTSBURGH, PA – A fight between two women early Friday morning in Homewood South ended with one of the women in the hospital in critical condition.

According to police, at around 3:05 a.m., Pittsburgh Police responded to a Shot Spotter alert for a 7-round gunshot notification in the 700 block of Brushton Avenue.

A Pittsburgh Police Department officer responding to the call located an adult female with gunshot wounds to her abdomen and leg.

As soon as the police arrived, officers applied a tourniquet to the victim. Medics transported the victim to a local hospital in critical condition.

Before shots were fired, witnesses reported a fight between the two females, a spokesperson with the Pittsburgh Police Department reported.

A female was detained nearby by the police. Her name was not released at this time.

Ryan Dickinson

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