Man fatally shot on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
Pittsburgh police responded early Monday to reports of a shooting on the city’s North Shore and found a male who had been shot twice.
The man was transported by EMS to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner identified the victim as Prentis Hutchinson, 35, of Avalon.
Police arrived at about 1:30 a.m. to the area near Anderson and East General Robinson streets, about two blocks from PNC Park and a block from the Andy Warhol Museum.
The VCU and MCU police units processed the scene.
The investigation is ongoing, according to police.
The shooting follows a month of more than a dozen shootings within the city. According to police, there were 18 shootings in July, including one ruled accidental/self-inflicted.
As of the end of July, there were 39 reported homicides in the city of Pittsburgh in 2022.
Ryan Deto is a TribLive reporter covering politics, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County news. A native of California’s Bay Area, he joined the Trib in 2022 after spending more than six years covering Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh City Paper, including serving as managing editor. He can be reached at rdeto@triblive.com.
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