Search for suspect underway after two people killed in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood
Pittsburgh Police are searching for a suspect after two people were found shot to death at the scene of a car crash in the city's Garfield neighborhood.
A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says officers were called around 8 p.m. on Thursday after a car crashed into a parked SUV along Dearborn Street.
Police say when officers arrived, they found a man dead in the passenger's seat of the car and a woman dead just outside the door to the driver's seat. Police said both victims were shot in the back of the head.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victims as 35-year-old Dameon Hill and 24-year-old Taquaila Daniels.
A two-year-old child was also found unharmed, sitting in a car seat inside the vehicle, and was taken to UPMC Children's Hospital, according to police.
Police say they recovered shell casings inside the vehicle and believe that the person responsible for the shooting was in the vehicle with the people who were shot.
Investigators added that an adult man was possibly seen leaving the scene, but are still working to determine details.
Police say no homes were damaged during the crash and shooting and no other injuries were reported.
Witness saw someone running from the scene
A witness who spoke with KDKA-TV said he saw someone running away from the scene in Garfield.
He said he heard a loud noise and when he came outside, he saw a black car crash into several parked cars just steps from his front door. Then, he saw someone get out of the back seat of the car and run toward North Pacific Avenue.
"He opened the passenger side and was fumbling with the guy in the passenger side," said William Palmer. "All the neighbors were coming outside right away so he took off running up the street."
Palmer said everything happened so fast but he was able to call 911 for help as well as get video of the aftermath of the crash that happened outside of his Garfield home.
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In the video he shared, you can see someone leaning into the passenger side of the car where two people were found dead.
"I just assumed it was probably just a regular car crash but one of my neighbors is a nurse and was immediately like, 'both of these people are dead,'" he recalled. "He had a puffy black jacket and ski masks over his head."
Almost 24 hours later no arrests have been made. Palmer and his neighbors said it leaves them ith an uneasy feeling.
"I do hope they'll catch the suspects mainly because they were in the car with the victims so I think there's some sort of connection, I think it's someone they know," said Lily Nguyen.
The investigation remains active.
