Morning Roundup: 1 injured in Knoxville shooting; McKeesport fire displaces 5
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 10:
1 injured in Knoxville shooting
A man in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood was found early afternoon Tuesday with a gunshot wound to his back.
Pittsburgh first responders located the man in his early 20s on the 300 block of Brownsville Road.
Public safety officials said they were responding to a report of six rounds of gunfire that occurred around 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Medics transported him to the hospital in critical condition where he was taken into surgery.
Pittsburgh Police detectives are investigating.
At least 5 displaced after fire in McKeesport
A fire engulfed two buildings in McKeesport on Tuesday evening, leading to the displacement of at least five people.
Fire crews responded to a blaze at the 400 block of 29th Street in McKeesport shortly after 8 p.m., according to Triblive news partner WTAE.
The fire started on the second floor of a multi-unit home, spread to its attic and leaped to a neighboring home, McKeesport Fire Chief Jeff Tomovcsik told WTAE.
No injuries were reported.
But the first build that caught fire will likely be a total loss.
“I lost everything, everything that I built,” resident Vinetto Cobbs said. “Everything that I put in there was brand new. Everything that was in there was ’cause of me. So I don’t know.”
The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the blaze.
The Salvation Army and the Red Cross were on scene assisting the people displaced, according to WTAE.
Ryan Deto is a TribLive reporter covering politics, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County news. A native of California’s Bay Area, he joined the Trib in 2022 after spending more than six years covering Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh City Paper, including serving as managing editor. He can be reached at rdeto@triblive.com.
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