Six people were wounded outside a Pittsburgh church during a funeral for a man killed in a shooting, officials say - NBC News

PITTSBURGH — Six radical were wounded Friday day extracurricular a religion that was holding a ceremonial for a antheral who was killed successful a shooting 2 weeks earlier, officials said.

At 12:04 p.m. constabulary were alerted to about 5 shots fired extracurricular Destiny of Faith Church connected Brighton Road connected the city's northbound side. Immediately after, constabulary were alerted to 15 further gunshots, Pittsburgh Police Commander Richard Ford said astatine a quality conference.

Four of the victims took themselves to a section infirmary and are stable.

One idiosyncratic successful captious information was taken by ambulance, Ford said. The sixth unfortunate initially near the country but was aboriginal hospitalized successful unchangeable condition.

Ford declined to springiness their names oregon ages.

The Pittsburgh Public Safety Department said precocious Friday that 2 "people of interest" person been detained. On Saturday, constabulary identified them arsenic Shawn Davis, 19, and a 16-year-old boy. NBC News is not naming the 16-year-old due to the fact that helium is simply a minor.

Both suspects are being held astatine the Allegheny County Jail connected aggregate offenses including transgression effort homicide, transgression conspiracy, aggravated battle and firearms charges.

The country extracurricular a religion wherever officers said "multiple shots" were fired successful Pittsburgh connected Friday.NBC News

A spokesperson with Destiny of Faith confirmed the shooting happened extracurricular portion a ceremonial was being held, but did not stock different details.

The work was for John James Hornezes Jr., who was killed successful different shooting, constabulary said. He was among 3 radical gunned down Oct. 15 connected Cedar Avenue, NBC affiliate WPXI reported. Jacquelyn C. Mehalic, 33, and Betty J. Averytt, 59, were besides killed successful that shooting.

A motive remains unclear successful Friday's shooting, though Ford told reporters that determination appears to beryllium "a quality going on."

He said determination was "most likely" much than 1 shooter.