Police say no injuries after Hill District business owner, attempted robbers exchange gunfire
Pittsburgh police said no one was reported injured when a Hill District business owner traded gunshots with three people during an attempted robbery Tuesday night.
Police were called to the 2300 block of Webster Avenue just before 7:30 p.m. for a reported robbery.
Three suspects entered the store and tried to rob the business, police said. According to a report, they exchanged gunfire with the business owner before fleeing in an unknown direction.
The report said the suspects were armed with handguns and described as wearing hooded sweatshirts and dark-colored pants.
An investigation is ongoing.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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