A woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being shot Tuesday evening in the city’s Manchester neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh police.
Officers from Zone 1 responded to a report of shots fired along Bidwell Street near Pennsylvania Avenue around 6:15 p.m., and arrived to find a woman in her 20s who had been shot. She was not identified by police.
Police said a man at the scene was detained for questioning.
City firefighters shut off a gas line that was also struck by gunfire.
The shooting remains under investigation.
