A man was injured in a shooting in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood Monday evening.
Just after 10:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Lemington Avenue and Oberlin Street for an 11-round ShotSpotter alert. They located the crime scene at the intersection and as they searched the area, they found a man on a porch a few houses away in the 7200 block of Lemington Avenue.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to his left leg. Officers applied a tourniquet until medics arrived. He was taken to an area hospital in stable condition.
According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, no description of the suspect is available at this time.
The Mobile Crime Unit was called to the scene to process evidence, including recovered shell casings.
The investigation is ongoing.
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