Man killed, boy hurt during shooting along Pittsburgh street

PITTSBURGH — A man is dead and a boy was hurt during a shooting Thursday night in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, police said.

Calls to 911 and a ShotSpotter alert notified police to multiple gunshots fired about 9 p.m. near the intersection of Frankstown and North Braddock avenues.

Michael Lyons, 30, of Pittsburgh, was found shot to death, officials said.

A boy, whose age has not been provided, was shot in the thigh, police said. He was taken to a hospital.

Investigators said four witnesses were taken to police headquarters for questioning.

The shooting in Homewood was one of two Thursday night in Pittsburgh.

A second shooting in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood left a man with a gunshot wound to the leg. It happened about 11:30 p.m., and the man was taken to a hospital for treatment after police found him in a car at the intersection of Broad Street and Larimer Avenue.

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