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Man arrives at hospital with gunshot wound after police get call for shots fired in Uptown

Brian C. Rittmeyer
By Brian C. Rittmeyer
1 Min Read April 16, 2023 | 3 years Ago
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Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound.

Police said officers were dispatched just before 9:30 a.m. Sunday after a ShotSpotter alert was issued for five rounds in the 1700 block of Fifth Avenue in the city’s Uptown neighborhood.

A short time later, a man arrived at a hospital emergency room with a gunshot wound to his left leg.

The man was in stable condition, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

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Brian C. Rittmeyer, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.

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