PITTSBURGH POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL DOWNTOWN SHOOTING

Pittsburgh Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place Downtown on Sunday morning. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert for three shots fired at 11:15 a.m. in the area near UPMC Mercy Hospital, and they found a man with a shotgun wound to the chest. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. A second man who stayed behind at the scene was taken to police headquarters for questioning. Police said they do not believe there are any other suspects or danger to the public.