{"id":162042,"date":"2026-04-10T04:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/162042\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T04:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:29:12","slug":"man-shot-after-fight-in-brighton-heights-suspect-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/162042\/","title":{"rendered":"Man shot after fight in Brighton Heights, suspect in custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d2d670975af345df9e0c35e26e08060b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man was shot after a fight in Brighton Heights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Allegheny County dispatchers said police and medics responded to the 3300 block of Fleming Avenue at 9:31 p.m. on Thursday. This was after a ShotSpotter indicated that 16 rounds were fired in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Public Information Officer said Pittsburgh officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg when they arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was taken to a hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A suspect was taken into custody on the 3100 block of Wadlow Street a short time later, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The investigaiton is leading police to believe this happened after a fight broke out between two men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A gun was recovered from the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man was shot after a fight in Brighton Heights. 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