{"id":126821,"date":"2026-03-01T15:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/126821\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T15:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:51:07","slug":"2-men-injured-when-gun-placed-on-lap-accidentally-discharges-in-vehicle-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/126821\/","title":{"rendered":"2 men injured when gun placed on lap accidentally discharges in vehicle \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH  \u2014 Two men were hurt in an accidental shooting in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A Pittsburgh Public Safety official says police were notified around 5 p.m. Saturday that two people with gunshot wounds arrived at an area hospital by private means. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Investigators learned that a group of people were driving near Roberts Street when a man\u2019s gun accidentally went off while in his lap. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">That man was shot in the leg, and another man was shot in the knee. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Both are in stable condition. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The official says the man had a valid permit for the gun. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 Two men were hurt in an accidental shooting in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon. 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