{"id":300640,"date":"2026-10-06T06:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300640\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T06:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:02:08","slug":"man-recalls-finding-his-friend-shot-in-pittsburghs-strip-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300640\/","title":{"rendered":"Man recalls finding his friend shot in Pittsburgh\u2019s Strip District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Crime scene tape is still up outside of Lucky\u2019s Bar in the Strip District. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police rushed to Penn Avenue after someone fired shots and a man ended up in the hospital. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/man-shot-outside-strip-district-bar-rushed-into-surgery\/PD55GPHOJRGCBF4K3IENNSKWLM\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/man-shot-outside-strip-district-bar-rushed-into-surgery\/PD55GPHOJRGCBF4K3IENNSKWLM\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Man shot outside Strip District bar rushed into surgery<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Jordan Cherry was inside Lucky\u2019s Bar late Friday Night when someone started shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I heard the first gun pop, I was like, \u2018Wow, no, that\u2019s not happening.\u2019 But right after that, there were three more. And I literally just froze and I saw everyone screaming and running,\u201d Cherry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Cherry\u2019s friend was hit by the gunfire. He went to the hospital in critical condition, but Cherry says he\u2019s going to survive. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cJustice will be served. I don\u2019t know when or how. But everything done in the dark comes to light,\u201d Cherry said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He found his friend lying on the steps leading up to Lucky\u2019s deck. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThe shooting was happening at the back door, so we were all running to the front door,\u201d Cherry said. \u201cI ended up running back around outside and I see him lying on the patio deck. There was blood into Lucky\u2019s, all over the patio floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">It\u2019s the second shooting in recent months in the Strip District. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Back in August, La\u2019Eva Morrison was shot and killed at the intersection of 27th and Liberty. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/woman-dead-after-strip-district-shooting\/YKBZFQCW5NHQFO3GJSBAOWDFIM\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/woman-dead-after-strip-district-shooting\/YKBZFQCW5NHQFO3GJSBAOWDFIM\/\" target=\"_blank\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Woman dead after Strip District shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">At the time, police took three people in for questioning, but they were all released. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">No one has been charged in Morrison\u2019s death. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Today, people in the Strip were surprised to hear about yet another shooting in the neighborhood. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a shame because you don\u2019t want to have to look over your back, but I guess with stuff like this you kind of have to,\u201d Michael Weleski said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">As for Cherry, he doesn\u2019t know if he\u2019ll be back any time soon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThis is one of the tourist places. People like to come here for Wholey\u2019s fish sandwiches, restaurants; it\u2019s a good attraction for tourists, and that\u2019s being taken away by violence like this,\u201d Cherry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Lucky\u2019s put up a Facebook post saying the shooting was not in the bar and no bar patrons were involved. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police tell us the exact location of the shooting is part of the investigation, but say the altercation started inside the bar. <\/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 Crime scene tape is still up outside of Lucky\u2019s Bar in the Strip District. 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