Man killed in Wilmerding shooting

WILMERDING, Pa. — A man was killed in a shooting in Wilmerding Wednesday afternoon.

Allegheny County 911 said police were called to State Street near Lilac Way at 2:11 p.m.

First responders found a man at the scene who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A neighbor’s doorbell video captured the sounds of the gunfire. Several rapid shots of gunfire can be heard. Then there’s a pause and more gunshots ring out.

Many neighbors came home to a crime scene. Antione Peters, 16, and his family live two doors down from where the shooting happened.

“It was just a lot of police cars and tape around our house. I was in shock, scared,” Peters said.

Some neighbors told Channel 11 they saw the victim on the ground next to a white SUV.

“It’s really a shocker because there’s kids playing around here,” said Peters’ sister Destiny Robinson. “You wouldn’t think that someone would just come over here and there’s someone that’s just dead in the middle of the street.”

The investigation centered around the SUV that had a bullet hole in the side.

Nolan Maurizi was heading to his family-owned restaurant nearby moments after the shooting.

“It feels like a nightmare for me,” Maurizi said. “I couldn’t imagine the people closer to the victim. When you come down here, just want to serve some food and see something like this...feels unreal. It shouldn’t happen.”

Several hours later the SUV was towed for evidence.

“[I] just hope stuff like this can somehow bring us together to try to fix it or slow it down from happening, prevent it if we can,” said Maurizi.

Detectives have not yet released the age or name of the victim.

Police are still searching for the suspect.

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