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Wilkinsburg shooting: Five dead and three injured in ambush at backyard party | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Five people have been killed and three injured in a shooting at a house party near Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. | |
Allegheny County Police said they are still searching for two gunmen, who carried out the attack around 11pm. | |
Four of the victims — three women and one man — were found dead at the scene, officials said in a press release. A fourth woman was transported to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy, where she later died. | |
Lieutenant Andrew Schurman of Allegheny County homicide unit said the gunmen barged into the party and opened fire in an ambush-style attack. | Lieutenant Andrew Schurman of Allegheny County homicide unit said the gunmen barged into the party and opened fire in an ambush-style attack. |
Ballistic evidence suggested that two weapons were discharged from separate people who opened fire at the rear of the home, police said. | |
Tina Shelton, 38, was identified as one victim who died at the scene. Her father Vernes Pugh said she was the mother of five children, WPXI-TV reports. | |
Kayla Alexandra, a witness who lives nearby, told the station that she heard “at least 20 shots.” | |
Wilkinsburg has a population of nearly 16,000 people, and is located six miles away from Pittsburgh. | |