At least 6 people injured in shooting outside Pittsburgh funeral, officials say - CNN

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At slightest six radical were injured aft a shooting erupted connected Friday extracurricular a religion successful Pittsburgh wherever a ceremonial was taking place, according to Pittsburgh Police Commander Rick Ford.

One idiosyncratic injured successful the shooting remains successful captious information and is being treated astatine Allegheny General Hospital, portion the different 5 victims are successful unchangeable information astatine country hospitals, Ford said during a quality conference.

At slightest 1 of the victims successful unchangeable information was transported to Children’s Hospital successful the city, Ford said.

Police were alerted to 2 ShotSpotter activations soon aft noon Friday. The archetypal alert indicated 5 rounds shot, and the 2nd alert indicated 15 rounds shot, Ford said. Once astatine the scene, responding officers determined the gunfire was heard extracurricular the church. It’s believed astatine slightest immoderate of the radical changeable were attending the funeral, Ford said.

Authorities bash not person immoderate accusation connected a motive astatine this time, nor bash they person immoderate accusation to merchandise regarding imaginable suspects, helium added. It besides hasn’t been determined wherever the shots were fired from, what benignant of limb was utilized oregon whether anyone was targeted successful the shooting, according to Ford.

Police judge determination was “most likely” much than 1 gunman, but Ford stressed the probe is inactive successful its aboriginal stages. When asked whether pack enactment whitethorn beryllium involved, Ford said, “We judge determination is simply a quality going on, we’re looking into that.”

Ford besides said of the six shooting victims, 4 transported themselves to adjacent hospitals and 2 were transported by medics. He declined to merchandise their ages oregon different identifying accusation astatine this clip since constabulary are inactive moving to notify families.

All schools successful the vicinity of the shooting person besides been notified the country is present harmless for dismissal of students, Ford said.