The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports:
Hundreds of law enforcement officers are responding to an active shooting situation in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood, and residents are being warned to stay away.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said to avoid the 4800 block of Broad Street and North Mathilda Street in Garfield. The area is near Allegheny Cemetery and around the corner from Children’s Hospital in a busy corridor of Penn Avenue.
Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies went to a residence to serve an eviction notice when the suspect began shooting, sheriff’s office spokesman Mike Manko said. Numerous roads in the area were closed while authorities arrived to the scene, and shots were continuing to be fired.
Read the full article. No reports of casualties at this writing.
***ALERT 2***
Officers are beginning to evacuate people from the houses in the 4800 block of Broad St.
If you are inside, please shelter in place, dial 911, and identify your address, location.
Officers will be entering to help guide you to safety. https://t.co/GXJT7odbrE
— Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) August 23, 2023
Hundreds of rounds still going off. Situation is near N Mathilda/Broad area
— Megan Guza (@meganguzaPG) August 23, 2023
A neighbor said he heard hundreds of rounds when the shooting started and there have been hundreds of rounds since. Said he immediately hit the ground in his living room.
— Megan Guza (@meganguzaPG) August 23, 2023
BREAKING:
Ongoing active shooter situation in #Pittsburgh, PA’s Garfield neighborhood. Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/PuRcCUZ7D4
— José Díaz-Balart Reports (@JDBalartMSNBC) August 23, 2023
#Breaking more Shots still being fired after active shooter situation at the Garfield neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.#BreakingNews #Pittsburgh #Pennsylvania #Shooting
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