At least five killed, several hurt in shooting near Pittsburgh in US
Two gunmen ambushed a backyard party near Pittsburgh on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring several, media and police said.
Two gunmen ambushed a backyard party near Pittsburgh on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring several, media and police said.
Four women and one man were shot and killed, and three more were wounded in the attack at a residential neighborhood in Wilkinsburg, about 8 miles (13 km) east of the city, news station WPXI said.
"I heard at least 20 shots," a witness, Kayla Alexandra, told WPXI. The shooters fled after the ambush and were still at large, the news station added.
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No suspects have been taken into custody. Police are still on the hunt to track the shooters.
Police say two suspects fired from an alley onto a backyard party at a home and then fled. Read more here
Local media reports, two men are in a critical, while one woman is in stable condition following the shooting in Wilkinsburg.
Local reporter for WTAE-TV tweets police don't believe anyone from the party fired the weapons.