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PA 6-Year-Old Shoots Himself In The Head: Authorities PA 6-Year-Old Shoots Himself In The Head: Authorities
PA 6-Year-Old Shoots Himself In The Head: Authorities A 6-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head on Sunday, May 15, authorities say. Police and EMS were called to reports of a child suffering from "a gunshot wound to the head" in the 400 block of Johnston Avenue, Pittsburgh just before 8:25 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The boy was transported to the hospital in critical condition by medics, officials say. This shooting is being called a "tragic accident," according to Public Information Officer Cara Cruz.  It is unknown how the child got access to the gun. Major Crimes detectives are investigating.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Two Stabbed PA Boys In Critical Condition Police Say Two Stabbed PA Boys In Critical Condition Police Say
Two Stabbed PA Boys In Critical Condition Police Say A Pennsylvania dad showed up at a police station with his stabbed “young son” and returned to a home to find another boy stabbed Friday morning, police say.The father arrived with his son at the Pittsburgh police’s Zone 2 station on Centre Avenue before 7 a.m. Apr. 1, police say. “EMS transported the child to the hospital,” according to a release by city police. The dad and police returned to a home in the 200 block of Dinwiddie Street to find a second boy had been stabbed, according to the release. This boy was also was taken to an area hospital. Both boys are in critical but stable condi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Shot In Both Legs In Highrise Apartment In PA: Police Man Shot In Both Legs In Highrise Apartment In PA: Police
Man Shot In Both Legs In Highrise Apartment In PA: Police A man on the eleventh floor of an apartment was shot in both of his legs on Monday night, according to a release by the police. Pittsburgh police received multiple 9-1-1 calls for a person shot inside an apartment building in the 600 block of Stanwix Street in Pittsburgh just before 9:45 p.m., the release shows. Upon arrival police found a man with gunshot wounds to each of his legs, police say.  Officers applied tourniquets until paramedics arrived, then the man was transported to the hospital where he remains in critical condition, according to the release. Detectives from Major Cr…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Human Remains Identified As Missing Maryland Woman Human Remains Identified As Missing Maryland Woman
Human Remains Identified As Missing Maryland Woman Human remains found last April have been positively identified as those of a Maryland woman who went missing in 2018. The remains of Brenda Lee Hopkins were discovered near Route 29 and New Hampshire Avenue off of the highway in a small, wooded area on April 15 in Silver Spring, the Montgomery County Police Department said. Hopkins, 68, had been missing since August 2018. It's believed that Hopkins may have suffered from Alzheimer’s and wandered away from her home in the 11700 block of Eden Road. During the investigation, detectives were unable to confirm an exact date that Hopki…

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by Cecilia Levine