{"id":232502,"date":"2026-07-01T04:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/232502\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T04:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:56:21","slug":"18-year-old-man-killed-in-late-night-shooting-in-pittsburghs-east-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/232502\/","title":{"rendered":"18-year-old man killed in late-night shooting in Pittsburgh’s East Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"

An 18-year-old man was killed in a shooting late Tuesday night in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood.<\/p>\n

The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. Tuesday along Wilner Drive, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n

KDKA’s news crew at the scene witnessed a large police presence with crime tape lining the area where the shooting happened with evidence markers placed throughout the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At least six shell casings were recovered from the scene of the shooting, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Eliza Durham.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We do know multiple shots were fired at this time,” Durham said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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An 18-year-old was killed in a late-night shooting along Wilner Drive in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood.<\/p>\n

KDKA Photojournalist Gerome Williams<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Public Safety said that the early investigation appears to show that the shooting happened after a fight broke out and that the 18-year-old man who was killed was shot in the abdomen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The person who was killed was pronounced dead at the scene. The man has not yet been identified.<\/p>\n

The alleged shooter is believed to have left the area on foot and Pittsburgh Public Safety said that homicide detectives are “leading an active search for the suspect.”<\/p>\n

No suspect descriptions have been provided by police and Public Safety said that the shooting investigation remains both active and ongoing.<\/p>\n

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