A Pittsburgh man who was fatally shot Friday afternoon in the city’s Hill District has been identified as 18-year-old Maleek Thomas, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The shooting occurred shortly before 2:45 p.m. in the area of the Bedford Dwellings apartments. Thomas was taken to UPMC Mercy, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 3 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s initial report.
City police said the victim was was in critical condition after he was shot in the torso while in the 2400 block of Chauncey Drive.
Police said they received reports of nine gunshots being fired. Three vehicles were struck by gunfire, but no one else was found injured.
Police detained two men for questioning and two firearms were recovered.
The department’s mobile crime unit processed evidence at the scene and detectives are investigating.
