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Man recovering after being shot in Wilkinsburg

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

Man recovering after shooting in Wilkinsburg

WILKINSBURG (KDKA) - Allegheny County Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Wilkinsburg.

Around 4:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the 1400 block of Cresson Street.

Once they arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the leg. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

Police also observed a car that had been hit with gunfire.

Allegheny County Police are asking anyone with information to call their tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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