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4-Year-Old Girl Killed, Mom In Critical Condition Following Shooting In Pittsburgh 4-Year-Old Girl Killed, Mom In Critical Condition Following Shooting In Pittsburgh
4-Year-Old Girl Killed, Mom In Critical Condition Following Shooting In Pittsburgh A 4-year-old girl has been identified as one of two victims of a shooting in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Dec. 1, authorities say.  Kaari Thompson was shot along with her mother while going grocery shopping in the 1500 block of Lincoln Avenue near Lemington in Zone 5 around 6:40 p.m., according to her family. Posted by STK, Embrace Life Media on Friday, December 2, 2022 Kaari died shortly after arriving at UPMC Children's Hospital that same evening, Pittsburgh Public Safety confirms.   Her mother remains in an area hospital in critical condition, according to Pittsburgh police.  Posted b…

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Rapper Wiz Khalifa Launches Depop Clothing Collab To Benefit Pittsburgh Schools Rapper Wiz Khalifa Launches Depop Clothing Collab To Benefit Pittsburgh Schools
Rapper Wiz Khalifa Launches Depop Clothing Collab To Benefit Pittsburgh Schools Rapper Wiz Khalifa, has dropped a custom clothing collaboration on Depop and all the money is going to benefit Pittsburgh Public Schools' music program. The “See You Again” rapper made the  announcement in a video on his Twitter account on September 1. “Yo, what up, it’s your boy Wiz Khalifa, I just dropped new pieces in my Depop store,” he says in the video. “All the proceeds go to Pittsburgh Public Schools to fund the music programs.” “Thank you Wiz” the school district tweeted on Sept. 1, alongside a raised hand and head exploding emoticon. 🤯Thank you Wiz🙌🏽 https://t.co/UXHvxsX5cG …

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Student Shot Dead At PA School ID'd By Medical Examiner Student Shot Dead At PA School ID'd By Medical Examiner
Student Shot Dead At PA School ID'd By Medical Examiner The 15-year-old boy killed in a shooting at Pittsburgh area high school has been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Marquis Campbell of Pittsburgh, was shot twice in the chest by two masked men while he was in a school van during dismissal from Pittsburgh Oliver Citywide Academy, authorities say. Campbell was pronounced dead at an area hospital at 5:30 p.m., according to the police. “Today was nothing short of a tragedy,” interim Pittsburgh Public Schools superintendent Wayne Walters said during a virtual news conference on Wednesday. “I stand with the leaders of…

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FBI Investigating Threats Toward 15 PA School Districts Made On Snapchat FBI Investigating Threats Toward 15 PA School Districts Made On Snapchat
FBI Investigating Threats Toward 15 PA School Districts Made On Snapchat The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating after fifteen school districts were threatened and thirteen schools have temporarily closed due to threats made on Snapchat, according to school officials. The threats were first made on Snapchat and the echoed on other social media outlets on Monday, Nov. 29, according to school administrators in the Pittsburgh area. Some of the districts affected were McKeesport Area Schools, North Hills School District, Pittsburgh Public Schools, and Propel Charter Schools, as stated in a report by KDKA. We are aware of a threat on a social med…

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by Jillian Pikora