Pittsburgh authorities confirmed “two male victims, both juveniles” had died after at least 11 people, including the deceased, were shot in the East Allegheny area of the city’s North Side overnight.
The latest: “The initial investigation reveals a large party was being held at the short-term rental property, with as many as 200 people in attendance, many of them underage. As many as 50 rounds were fired inside, prompting some party-goers to jump out the windows, sustaining injuries such as broken bones and lacerations. Several more shots were fired outside the home,” the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department said on Sunday morning.
Driving the news: The Pittsburgh Public Safety Department confirmed the deaths and that several people were injured “escaping gunfire” via a Twitter post on Easter Sunday morning. “An 11th gunshot victim connected to this incident showed up at a local hospital, condition unknown, it said in a later tweet.
- The department said at 1:19a.m. in its first tweet on the incident that “multiple shots” had been fired in East Allegheny and urged people to avoid the area of E. Ohio Street from Madison Avenue to Cedar Avenue.
- “This is a very active scene,” it added.
The big picture: The incident was the worst mass shooting in Pittsburgh since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in 2018, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- It was the second mass shooting of the Easter weekend, after one in South Carolina’s capital resulted in 14 people injured at a shopping mall on Saturday.
- Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said officers had arrested a suspect in that shooting, which law enforcement did not believe “was random,” per AP.
- “We believe they knew each other and something led to the gunfire,” he added.
Editor’s note: This a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
Pittsburgh authorities confirmed “two male victims, both juveniles” had died after at least 11 people, including the deceased, were shot in the East Allegheny area of the city’s North Side overnight.The latest: “The initial investigation reveals a large party was being held at the short-term rental property, with as many as 200 people in attendance, many of them underage. As many as 50 rounds were fired inside, prompting some party-goers to jump out the windows, sustaining injuries such as broken bones and lacerations. Several more shots were fired outside the home,” the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department said on Sunday morning.Driving the news: The Pittsburgh Public Safety Department confirmed the deaths and that several people were injured “escaping gunfire” via a Twitter post on Easter Sunday morning. “An 11th gunshot victim connected to this incident showed up at a local hospital, condition unknown, it said in a later tweet.The department said at 1:19a.m. in its first tweet on the incident that “multiple shots” had been fired in East Allegheny and urged people to avoid the area of E. Ohio Street from Madison Avenue to Cedar Avenue.”This is a very active scene,” it added.The big picture: The incident was the worst mass shooting in Pittsburgh since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in 2018, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.It was the second mass shooting of the Easter weekend, after one in South Carolina’s capital resulted in 14 people injured at a shopping mall on Saturday.Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said officers had arrested a suspect in that shooting, which law enforcement did not believe “was random,” per AP.”We believe they knew each other and something led to the gunfire,” he added.Editor’s note: This a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.