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Man shot in Swissvale, in critical condition

SWISSVALE, Pa. —A 21-year-old man was found shot in Swissvale and taken to a hospital in critical condition Thursday morning, police said.

Allegheny County homicide detectives said the victim was found with a gunshot wound to the abdomen when police responded to a report of a shooting at Woodstock Avenue and Ardmore Street just after 10:40 a.m.

No suspects have been identified. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 833-ALL-TIPS. Anonymous calls will be accepted.

This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE mobile app to stay connected with breaking news.

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2 Los Angeles County deputies are ‘fighting for their lives’ after being shot in Compton – CNN

The two officers were transported to a local hospital and are “both still fighting for their lives,” LASD says.

(CNN)Two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were shot while in the city of Compton on Saturday night, according to the department’s official Twitter account.

“One male deputy and one female deputy were ambushed as they sat in their patrol vehicle,” the tweet read. “Both sustained multiple gunshot wounds and are in critical condition. They are both currently undergoing surgery. The suspect is still at large.”
Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Capt. Kent Wegener said during a briefing that the incident took place at 7 p.m. local time (10 p.m. ET). Wegener said the suspect approached from behind the deputies’ vehicle and walked along the passenger side of the car. He acted as if he was going to walk past the car, raised a pistol and shot multiple times hitting both deputies, Wegener said.

Source: 2 Los Angeles County deputies are ‘fighting for their lives’ after being shot in Compton – CNN

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PSP: Johnstown woman found with 260 Ecstasy pills following traffic stop in Indiana Co. | WJAC

State police in Indiana County arrested a Johnstown woman for drug possession on Friday, following a traffic stop, according to a news release. Troopers say 25-year-old Kaitlyn Marie Krise was charged with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, and providing false identification to law enforcement following a traffic stop Friday evening in East Wheatfield Township. Authorities say on Friday, just before 7:30 p. m.

Source: PSP: Johnstown woman found with 260 Ecstasy pills following traffic stop in Indiana Co. | WJAC

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Portland police arrest 27 as U.S. city nears 100 days of protests – Reuters

Police arrested 27 people, mostly on charges of interfering with law enforcement or disorderly conduct after not complying with orders to clear the area where they assembled and throwing items at officers.

“Officers began to make targeted arrests and in some cases moved the crowd back and kept them out of the street,” according to a press released issued on Saturday.

One arrested protester was injured with a “bleeding abrasion” on her head, police said.

Source: Portland police arrest 27 as U.S. city nears 100 days of protests – Reuters

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Charges filed in shooting death of 1-year-old boy in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood

Police said Andre Crawford, 29, of McKeesport; Devon Thompson, 36; and Marvin Hill Jr., 41, of Spring Hill, are all charged in connection with the death of Zykier Young.

Zykier Young was killed on Aug. 24.

Source: Charges filed in shooting death of 1-year-old boy in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood

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27 Indicted In International Drug Ring Bust – CBS Pittsburgh

More than two dozen people have been indicted for their alleged links to an international drug ring in Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More than two dozen people have been indicted for their alleged links to an international drug ring in Pittsburgh.

U.S. Attorney Scott Brady says the drug pipeline started with Mexican cartels, which sent large quantities of cocaine into the U.S. through California and Arizona. These drugs then ended up on the streets of Pittsburgh.

Operation Tripwire started 2 years ago after the postal service found cocaine hidden in a package.

“This is a major organization that was trafficking hundreds of kilograms of cocaine across the entire country and has direct ties to the Sinaloan Cartel in Mexico,” Brady said.

Investigators say the operation is one of the largest ever undertaken in western Pennsylvania.

The 27 people named in the indictment — including several from the Pittsburgh area — could face 10 years to life in prison, a fine of up to $10,000,000 or both.

Source: 27 Indicted In International Drug Ring Bust – CBS Pittsburgh

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Golfers nearly shot on golf course in Westmoreland County

Two men who were target shooting are expected to face charges

SALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

State police said they expect to file charges after two golfers were nearly shot while golfing at Cloverleaf Golf Course in Salem Township.

The incident happened on the evening of Aug. 20.

State police said a spent round was dug up by one of the victims.

According to a news release from state police, the suspects are expected to be charged with reckless endangerment.

Source: Golfers nearly shot on golf course in Westmoreland County

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19-year-old shot in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood

Shooting happened early Monday morning

PITTSBURGH —

Pittsburgh police are investigating after a 19-year-old man was shot in the city’s Brighton Heights neighborhood.

The victim was found on the porch of a home along Massachusetts Avenue.

No arrests have been announced.

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Kenosha shooting: Two people are dead and a third injured after an overnight shooting, police say – CNN

(CNN)Two people are dead and a third was injured in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following a shooting late Tuesday night, police said.

The shooting happened amid the third night of protests over the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake on Sunday evening.
On Tuesday, officers responded to reports of multiple gunshot victims around 11:45 p.m., the Kenosha Police Department said in a news release early Wednesday.
The person injured was taken to the hospital with “serious, but non-life threatening injuries,” police said.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing and the names and ages of the victims are still being determined, according to the release.
Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth told The New York Times his office is investigating whether the shooting resulted from a conflict between demonstrators and a group of men with weapons who were protecting businesses.
CNN has reached out to the Kenosha Police Department and the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office.
Protests in Kenosha have been ongoing since Blake’s shooting. Wisconsin’s governor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after cars and buildings were set ablaze and called in 250 members of the National Guard to assist. Blake remains in the hospital but his family says he is paralyzed from the waist down. A family attorney said it would take a “miracle” for Blake to ever walk again.

Source: Kenosha shooting: Two people are dead and a third injured after an overnight shooting, police say – CNN

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Police: Johnstown woman charged after video shows ‘brutal attack’ of 12-year-old girl | WJAC

A Johnstown woman has been charged with felony aggravated assault after police say she filmed herself brutally attacking a 12-year-old girl. Authorities say 32-year-old Emily Sarver is facing charges related to aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and corruption of minors. According to the Richland Township Police Department, the investigation began in Oct. 2019 when the girl reported the assault to her school nurse.

Police say the video of the attack confirmed the same details the girl described to investigators.

Sarver waited for the girl to enter the living room at which point she began beating the girl in the head and face with her hands and a wooden spoon for about seven minutes while berating her with vulgar language, the complaint says.

The video shows Sarver grab the girl by her hair, throw her on the ground and continue assaulting her, the complaint says.

Source: Police: Johnstown woman charged after video shows ‘brutal attack’ of 12-year-old girl | WJAC

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‘Another innocent life has been stolen:’ Pittsburgh mayor comments on 1-year-old’s shooting death

Child was shot and killed in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood on Monday evening

Police said the 1-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the head.

According to a press release from Pittsburgh Public Safety, police transported the child to the hospital. The press release said, “With a police sergeant driving, two police officers held the baby in the backseat and worked to control the bleeding. The child arrived at the hospital in critical condition.”

The child later died of his injuries.

According to investigators, the shots were fired outside and traveled through a window and then two walls before hitting the child.

No arrests have been announced.

Early Tuesday morning, Mayor Bill Peduto tweeted about the shooting, writing, “Senseless gun violence must end. Another innocent life has been stolen. We will work endlessly to find the actor and hold them accountable for this horrific crime.”

Source: ‘Another innocent life has been stolen:’ Pittsburgh mayor comments on 1-year-old’s shooting death

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Kenosha police shooting: Wisconsin man Jacob Blake shot by cop Sunday

By Meg Jones:

Kenosha police shot a man Sunday evening, setting off unrest in the city after a video appeared to show the officer firing several shots at close range into the man’s back.

The shooting victim has been identified as Jacob Blake, a Black man, by Wisconsin officials. He was in serious condition at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee as of early Monday morning.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation said early Monday that the involved officers have been placed on administrative leave.

More:Several fires burning in Kenosha as unrest continues after police officer shoots Black man

Police had been called to a domestic incident in the 2800 block of 40th Street at 5:11 p.m. where the shooting later occurred.

Officers provided immediate aid to the shooting victim, Kenosha police reported, and he was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert.

Source: Kenosha police shooting: Wisconsin man Jacob Blake shot by cop Sunday

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19-year-old man dies after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH —

A 19-year-old man died after being found with multiple gunshot wounds in Pittsburgh’s Upper Lawrenceville neighborhood.

The victim was found by first responders who got a call about a shooting on the 5100 block of Kent Way around 1 a.m. Monday.

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The victim was taken to the hospital where he died.

The victim’s identity has not been released.

No arrests have been announced.

Source: 19-year-old man dies after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh

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Owners connected to downtown L.A. explosion face 300 charges – Los Angeles Times

The L.A. city attorney has filed more than 300 charges against the owners of four downtown buildings after a May 16 explosion burned 11 firefighters.

The Los Angeles city attorney on Friday filed more than 300 criminal charges against the owners and operators of four downtown buildings after a massive explosion in May shot a huge fireball into the air over downtown L.A. and left 11 firefighters severely burned.

Prosecutors allege the defendants illegally stored hazardous materials and endangered public health.

The criminal charges stem from an investigation of the May 16 explosion inside an East 3rd Street warehouse by the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as well as the Los Angeles Police Department and other agencies.

Source: Owners connected to downtown L.A. explosion face 300 charges – Los Angeles Times

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Complaint: Johnstown man charged for fleeing from police, driving stolen vehicle | WJAC

A Johnstown man has been charged for fleeing from police on Wednesday after he was caught driving a stolen vehicle, according to a criminal complaint.

Authorities say 18-year-old Shamik Bolton faces charges of receiving stolen property, escape and resisting arrest, according to court documents. Police say on Wednesday, officers responded to the Galleria Mall after a witness reported that he saw an unidentified male driving his (the caller’s) friend’s stolen car.

Source: Complaint: Johnstown man charged for fleeing from police, driving stolen vehicle | WJAC

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Charges announced against fentanyl trafficking gang operating in Pittsburgh, Wilkinsburg

Officials are announcing criminal charges against more than two dozen people involved in a fentanyl trafficking gang operating in the City of Pittsburgh’s eastern neighborhoods and Wilkinsburg.

This extensive investigation was led by the FBI – Pittsburgh, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – Pittsburgh Division, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Latrobe Police Department, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, the Munhall Police Department, the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, Allegheny County Probation, the Wilkinsburg Police Department, the Monroeville Police Department, and the Penn Hills Police Department.

Authorities indicted 26 gang members and six associates on numerous drug trafficking and weapons-related charges.

Twenty-three of them were arrested Thursday. Authorities seized $152,000 dollars in cash and a significant quantity of drugs including fentanyl and heroin.

U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said the arrests are the latest in a series of efforts to break up gangs with ties to larger drug distributors along the east coast and midwest.

Source: Charges announced against fentanyl trafficking gang operating in Pittsburgh, Wilkinsburg

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Police: Daughter Upset With Her Mother’s Testimony Attacks Her At Westmoreland County Courthouse – CBS Pittsburgh

GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — The Westmoreland County Courthouse is the ultimate place when it comes to law and order.

The Westmoreland County Courthouse is also a building full of every kind of emotion you can think of.

“It’s not unusual for emotions to be high in any of the courts actually, but it’s not common to get very physical in here,” Westmoreland County Park Police Chief Henry Fontana told KDKA’s Ross Guidotti.

There are exceptions, including what allegedly happened when 47-year-old Rhonda Cathers lost her cool outside family court. According to Chief Fontana, the victim turned out to be someone Cathers was very familiar with.

“Mom was testifying — her daughter did not approve,” he says.

Investigators say it started with harsh words exchanged, followed by Cathers charging at and attacking her mother, choking her until she was separated by law enforcement.

Chief Fontana says the victim had noticeable red marks on her neck but declined any medical attention.

Rhonda Cathers is free tonight on $10,000 bond. She’s charged with assault, strangulation and intimidation of a witness.

Source: Police: Daughter Upset With Her Mother’s Testimony Attacks Her At Westmoreland County Courthouse – CBS Pittsburgh

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Jeannette woman jailed after allegedly making numerous threatening calls to Westmoreland 911 | TribLIVE.com

The Westmoreland County Emergency Operations Center was placed on lockdown late Thursday after a Jeannette woman repeatedly threatened call takers and police over seven hours, according to court papers.2917394_web1_gtr-ingodwetrust

Precious Linda Gantt, 36, called Westmoreland 911 16 times between 3 p.m. Thursday and midnight, sometimes yelling at the call taker and using derogatory language toward police officers, authorities said. Officers took her into custody overnight after she refused to put clothes on and spit at police.

She is being held without bond at the Westmoreland County Prison.

Source: Jeannette woman jailed after allegedly making numerous threatening calls to Westmoreland 911 | TribLIVE.com

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Tionna Highsmith death ruled a homicide.

 

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner today ruled the death of Tionna Highsmith a homicide.

Highsmith was shot and paralyzed in 2005 when she was caught in the crossfire of a shootout during a church festival in Brighton Heights. She was found deceased in her apartment in January. Highsmith was 29.

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police continue to investigate this senseless act of violence that led to the death of an innocent person.

Anyone with any information on this case is urged to call Violent Crime Unit detectives at (412) 323-7161.

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Source: Public Safety Media Blotter

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One person in critical condition after shooting in Northview Heights

Police found a car hit with bullets and several shell casings on Mt. Pleasant Road just after midnight Monday

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers responded to a report multiple shots fired on the 400 block of Mt. Pleasant Road around 12:10 a.m.

Zone 1 officers found an adult male with multiple gunshot wounds. Medics transported the male to a local hospital in critical condition.

The Violent Crime Unit closed Mt. Pleasant Road while detectives processed the scene for evidence.

Source: One person in critical condition after shooting in Northview Heights

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Girl Struck by Hit and Run Vehicle in Stable Condition

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers responded to a report of a juvenile female struck by a  Hit and Run vehicle on the 6400 block of Frankstown Avenue around 12:10 a.m. May 17, 2020

Map of 6400 Frankstown Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Zone 5 officers found the victim, a 14-year-old girl, suffering lower back pain. Medics transported the girl to a local hospital in stable condition.

Per the initial investigation: A white, four-door SUV struck the girl and fled the scene.

Police are searching for the vehicle. The investigation continues.

Source: Public Safety Media Blotter

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Gunman in shooting at Illinois Super 8 hotel dies of self-inflicted gunshot after police stand-off | Daily Mail Online

Police responded to reports of shots fired at the motel on Colosseum Drive in Rockford just before 1am local time Sunday. The suspect was confirmed dead six hours later.

  • Police responded to the shooting at the Super 8 in Rockford before 1am Sunday 
  • Officers discovered three people with gunshot wounds at the scene 
  • One of the victims was pronounced dead and the others are injured
  • The male suspect barricaded themselves inside the motel and was confirmed dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at about 6.45am
  • Police said the suspect and the officers exchanged multiple rounds of gunfire 

Source: Gunman in shooting at Illinois Super 8 hotel dies of self-inflicted gunshot after police stand-off | Daily Mail Online

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