1 dead after Pittsburgh stabbing
Pittsburgh police investigate on Webster Avenue in Hill District
CHIEF MEANS SO MUCH. PITTSBURGH IS PITTSBURGH IS IN MY HEART. STANDING UNDER THE SIGN BEARING MAYOR ELECT COREY O’CONNOR’S NAME, CHIEF JASON LANDO LAID OUT HIS COMMITMENT TO PITTSBURGH, THE COMMUNITY WHERE HE WAS BORN AND RAISED, AND IS NOW ONCE AGAIN FOCUSED ON. THERE ARE SOME PRIORITIES. I KNOW THAT PITTSBURGH RIGHT NOW, THE DEPARTMENT, THE PBP IS IN NEED, AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE’RE GOING TO GET WORKING ON RIGHT AWAY, LANDO SAYS. NUMBER ONE IS VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION. AND HE SAYS ALSO AT THE TOP, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, SOMETHING LANDO FOCUSED ON WHEN HE WAS COMMANDER IN ZONE FIVE. AND HE SAYS HE WILL NOW ADD CITYWIDE. HE SAYS HE WILL ALSO PUT AN EMPHASIS ON OFFICER RETENTION, RECRUITING AND SUPPORT. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE LOOKING OUT FOR THE WELLNESS AND RESILIENCY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE EVERY DAY, TAKING CARE OF OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS. AND SO ANOTHER BIG PRIORITY IS GOING TO BE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BUILD A ROBUST WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS SO THEY’RE HEALTHY AND WELL EVERY DAY WHEN THEY’RE OUT THERE. CHIEF LANDO SAYS HE HAS BEEN WATCHING PITTSBURGH SINCE HE LEFT FOR MARYLAND. COMING BACK OFTEN. HE WAS A FINALIST FOR THE POSITION WHEN CHIEF LARRY SCIROTTO GOT THE JOB, THEN LEFT 18 MONTHS LATER. TODAY, CHIEF LANDO ASSURED PITTSBURGHERS, IF CONFIRMED AS THEIR NEXT CHIEF, HE WILL BE STICKING AROUND. PITTSBURGH IS MY HOME AND I’M COMING BACK AND I’M IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL. SO YOU HAVE MY WORD THAT I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON. CHIEF LANDO WILL HAVE TO BE CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL BEFORE HE’S SWORN IN. MAYOR ELECT COREY O’CONNOR TELLS ME HE EXPECTS THAT WILL HAPPEN QUICKLY. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY FROM
1 dead after Pittsburgh stabbing
Pittsburgh police investigate on Webster Avenue in Hill District
Updated: 9:30 PM EST Nov 13, 2025
Pittsburgh police were investigating a fatal stabbing in the city’s Hill District neighborhood Thursday evening.Officers were called to the 2700 block of Webster Avenue around 6 p.m. for reports of an altercation involving two people, according to a statement from Pittsburgh Public Safety.”Responding units located an unresponsive male on the ground suffering from a stab wound to the torso. Medics pronounced him deceased at the scene,” the statement said.Public safety officials said one person was taken to the hospital for evaluation, then taken to headquarters for questioning.The name of the person who died has not been released as the investigation continues.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
Pittsburgh police were investigating a fatal stabbing in the city’s Hill District neighborhood Thursday evening.
Officers were called to the 2700 block of Webster Avenue around 6 p.m. for reports of an altercation involving two people, according to a statement from Pittsburgh Public Safety.
“Responding units located an unresponsive male on the ground suffering from a stab wound to the torso. Medics pronounced him deceased at the scene,” the statement said.
Public safety officials said one person was taken to the hospital for evaluation, then taken to headquarters for questioning.
The name of the person who died has not been released as the investigation continues.
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