1 hospitalized, 1 in custody after shooting in Clairton
One person was hospitalized after a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Clairton.
The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. in the 4300 block of Bataan Avenue, Allegheny County Police said.
First responders found one manwith what police called a non-life-threatening injury to the knee. The man, who was not identified, was taken to UPMC Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh’s Uptown.
Clairton police took another man into custody after the shooting. County police did not identify him.
Further information was not available.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.
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