Male Found Shot Dead Inside Home In Pittsburgh's Hill District
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) --- Police say a male shooting victim was found dead inside a home in Pittsburgh's Hill District early Wednesday morning.
Officers were called to a home on Bedford Avenue, near Erin Street, shortly before 3 a.m.
A police spokesperson said officers took another male into custody at the scene. He was being taken for questioning.
Bedford Ave. in the Hill District has since reopened to traffic. Police say this is where a male was shot. They say he was dead when they arrived. Another male taken in for questioning. Details on @KDKA pic.twitter.com/rc7VULNRLf
— Lindsay Ward (@LindsayWardTV) December 11, 2019
Police did not release the ages of the victims or a possible motive.
"We don't have any ages. We don't know the relation between the two males, but they were both inside the residence at the time of the shooting," said Cara Cruz of the Pittsburgh Police.
BREAKING: We just spoke to the attorney for the man involved in a shooting in the Hill District. He said his client, Londell Jackson, was acting in self defense. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/RqeUeNXFRR
— Lindsay Ward (@LindsayWardTV) December 11, 2019
The attorney of the man involved in the shooting told KDKA's Lindsay Ward his client, Londell Jackson, was acting in self defense.
Pittsburgh police arrested 25-year-old Jackson in connection with the fatal shooting, charging him with criminal homicide and persons not to possess a firearm.
According to police, there was a bench warrant from West Homestead against Jackson. He was wanted on charges of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.