July 4 – A 5-year-old girl was not injured Wednesday night when the vehicle she was a passenger in was struck by bullets during a shooting in Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh police said.
The driver was taken to hospital in stable condition for treatment of a gunshot wound to the back.
Police said they were dispatched to Estella Avenue around 10:30 p.m. for a ShotSpotter call indicating 11 rounds had been fired in the area. The wounded man drove himself to an EMS station in Pittsburgh with the girl in the car.
A dark-colored Dodge Durango was seen leaving the scene of the shooting, police said. It had Pennsylvania license plates MBR-9566. Anyone with information is asked to call the police department at 412-323-7800.
The child was returned to her family. The vehicle she was in, and others in the area, were damaged by bullets, police said.
No arrests have been announced yet.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been with the Trib since 2005. You can reach her at rsignorini@triblive.com.
