Allegheny County

Teen killed, 2 injured after shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood

PITTSBURGH — A 17-year-old male was killed and two others were injured after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood.

Allegheny County Dispatch confirmed to Channel 11 that the incident is in the 700 block of East Warrington Avenue. The call came in at 6:16 p.m.

Pittsburgh Public Safety said the teen, later identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as Isaiah Dennis Anderson, was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition with gunshot wounds to the upper body and a woman whose leg was grazed by a shot is in stable condition.

Anderson attended Pittsburgh Student Achievement Center in Homewood North. Before that, he went to Carrick High School. Both schools will be on modified lockdown on Tuesday just as a precatuion.

Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit are investigating. There are no suspect descriptions to provide at this time.

The investigation is ongoing.

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