1 dead, 1 hurt in Duquesne Heights shooting
One person is dead and another hurt in an overnight shooting in the city’s Duquesne Heights, where police found two crime scenes.
Just before 4 a.m. Friday, first responders were called to the 200 block of Plymouth Street. A resident called saying a man had knocked on the door asking for help.
You can still see a chair spotted with blood on Jack Castronovo’s front porch. He’s a retired Chicago police officer who now lives on Plymouth Street in Duquesne Heights.
Castronovo answered his door just before 4 a.m. and found a man shot multiple times.
“Somebody bangs on your door like that, there’s definitely a problem,” Castronovo said. “I opened the door, couldn’t see anyone until I came completely outside, then saw a gentleman sitting in the chair pretty much covered in blood.”
Pittsburgh police say the man had been shot in the stomach and arm. Castronovo and his wife called 911 and told us Pittsburgh Police and EMS were at their house within minutes, applying a tourniquet and taking the man to the hospital.
“He said he woke up this way, he didn’t know where he was, he didn’t know where the incident happened, he didn’t really even know that he was shot,” Castronovo said.
The man was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
Officers searching the area found a crime scene in the 1400 block of Virginia Avenue at a home with signed of forced entry, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety release.
An unresponsive male was found inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are investigating.
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