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Suspect Critical After Being Shot By AG Agent At Pittsburgh Greyhound Station: Reports
A knife-wielding man was in critical condition after being shot by an agent with the Attorney General's Office Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, at the Greyhound station in Pittsburgh, multiple outlets are reporting. It began just before 7 a.m. when the agent noticed the man coming off of the bus arriving at the station threatening another with a knife, CBS News reports. The agent apparently ordered the man to drop the knife, but he didn't comply, and so the agent fired his gun, CBS says, noting the man was hospitalized in critical condition. Pittsburgh Public Safety said only that they were inve…
Police & Fire
Eviction Turned 'Active Shooting' Ends With Man Dead, Deputy Injured In Pittsburgh (
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Sheriff's deputies were issuing an eviction notice when someone inside the home opened fire on Wednesday morning, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. William 'Bill' Hardison was found shot dead inside his home after he fired at police and SWAT multiple times, according to a police statement at a press conference. Around 11 a.m. PPS first issued an alert about the "active shooting situation in the city's Garfield neighborhood. The public was asked to avoid the 4800 block of Broad Street and North Mathilda Street. One deputy has been injured in the first round of shooting, but he was …
Police & Fire
'Catastrophically Failed' Reactor Explodes In PA: Authorities (
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An explosive fire erupted at a power station in western Pennsylvania on Monday, authorities said. A reactor “catastrophically failed" at the Duquesne Lighting electrical facility on Brunot Island just after 8 p.m. on July 24, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The reactor failure sparked "multiple explosions" leading to several fires at the facility, Assistant Pittsburgh Fire Chief Brian Kokkila said. These fires took hours to put out because crews had to ferry over to the island and due to 340,000+ volts within the station, Kokkila explained. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, EMS, a…
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Ed Sheeran's PA Concert Hospitalizes 17— Including Paramedic: Authorities
Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services received 37 calls to Ed Sheeran's concert on Sunday night. In total, 17 people were transported to the hospital in connection with the popstar's concert on July 9, 2023, authorities announced the following morning. The transports were for heat-related issues, falls, a seizure, and two cardiac arrest patients— including a paramedic leaving the facility, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The paramedic went into cardiac arrest on Art Rooney Avenue, according to PPS. View this post on Instagram …
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No Suspect After Four Students Shot At High School In Pittsburgh, Authorities Say (
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Four students were shot outside of Westinghouse Academy in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood, Pittsburgh public safety officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 14. just before 2:25 p.m. Ten rounds were fired during school dismal in the 1100 block of North Murtland Street, Pittsburgh police say. Officers arrived on the scene in just over one minute dinding three gunshot victims. Pittsburgh EMS Medic units 5, 11, and 12 transported them to the hospital, police explain in an updated release the following morning. A fourth victim was taken to the hospital in a p…
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Child Shot In Pittsburgh: Police
A 14-year-old was found shot inside home in a Pittsburgh in the Beechview neighborhood on Wednesday, authorities say. Officers were called to a report of shots fired in the home located on Broadway Avenue on Jan., 11 around 12:10 a.m. The young teen was shot in the hip and taken to a hospital in stable condition, according to a release by Pittsburgh public safety later that morning No suspect has been identified. There is an increased police presence in the area as police investigate.
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AK47 Fired 3X At PA Postal Worker By Probationer Called 'Bullet': Authorities
A man called "Bullet" fired an AK47 at a Pittsburgh postal worker on Thursday, January 5, 2023, authorities say. Pittsburgh Police from Zone 1 were called to reports of shots fired in the 200 block of Waldorf Street just after 2 p.m. The postal worker told police he was delivering mail when the driver of a blue sedan yelled, “Where is my mail? You have my mail!,” according to a criminal complaint obtained by WTAE. The man was later identified at Martinel "Bullet" Lee Humphries, 28, who was spot on a "homeowner's private camera footage shows the suspect had exited the running vehicle,…
Police & Fire
Woman In Marked Crosswalk Struck Dead By Dump Truck In Pittsburgh: Authorities
A woman in her 70s was struck dead by a dump truck in Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon, authorities say. The unidentified woman was hit while crossing the street in the 5000 block of Second Avenue in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood on Dec. 21 at 1:44 p.m., according to a release by Pittsburgh Public Safety. The driver of the dump truck stayed on the scene where the woman was later declared deceased. Footage of the scene obtained by WPXI shows the dump truck stopped on the crosswalk which was marked and signed. An investigation into the crash is ongoing, by the Colli…
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Massive Pittsburgh Fire Kills Man; Hurts First Responders, Displaces 106 People: Authorities
A five-alarm fire started in a 12th-floor apartment left one dead, two injured, and 106 displaced, authorities say. The fire broke out in the Roosevelt Building in the 600 block of Penn Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday December 11, Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Pittsburgh Public Safety, and the Red Cross of Great PA said in separate statements. One person was pronounced deceased at the scene, and their name has yet to be released. Another person in the building was taken to an area hospital where they remain in serious condition, authorities explained in the releases.&…
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Drunk Man Steals Ambulance Leading Pennsylvania State Police On Pursuit Across Two Counties
A drunk man hopped into an ambulance and seemingly went joyriding when medics were treating a patient on Friday, Dec. 9, authorities say. 32-year-old Vincent Scrbacic of Irondale, Ohio, stole the while it was parked in the 200 block of West Sycamore Street in Mount Washington just before 4:30 a.m., according to Pennsylvania state police and Pittsburgh Public Safety. Pittsburgh and Allegheny County police pursued him along I-376 into Robinson Township, then state police took over as he sped into Beaver County, authorities explained to Daily Voice. Spike strips were used and the f…
Obituaries
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 …
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Caught On Camera: BB Gun Shooter Leaves Man For Dead In PA Alley
Ralphie was warned in a Christmas Story that you can "shoot your eye out" with a bb gun but experts have warned for years that they can pierce the skin and are "potentially lethal" — a theory a man in Pennsylvania, unfortunately, has confirmed. The Old Man points out one last present that he had hidden. Ralphie opens it to reveal the Red Ryder B.B. Gun. #TBS #AChristmasStory TBS 50-year-old Christopher Gaylor was found unresponsive on the Coffey Way alley near Sixth Avenue in Pittsburgh in the early morning hours of November 29, authorities announced in a release on Friday, Dec. 2. …
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Fiery Crash Leaves One Dead, Three Hurt Near FBI In Pittsburgh Following Police Pursuit
One person has died and at least three others were hurt following a fiery crash in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Nov. 17, according to multiple media outlets and Pittsburgh public safety. The chase led police across Allegheny County starting in McKeesport and ending in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats neighborhood, reports WPXI. The crash and blaze had Pittsburgh emergency crews working in the 3300 block of East Carson Street starting 8:30 p.m. lasting for several hours and closing the roadway between South 33rd Street and Becks Run Road, reports WTAE. Pittsburgh Publi…
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