2 teenagers among 3 shot in Mt. Oliver
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man and two teenagers were shot on a quiet street in Mt. Oliver on Tuesday night.
The shooting happened around 9 p.m. at the intersection of Nicholas and Jacobs streets. James Plater said he returned home to a wild scene Tuesday night, with police vehicles and ambulances lining both sides of the road and a car smashed into his neighbor's fence. Someone appeared injured in the car, Plater said.
"He was laying across the seat and he was holding his leg or side like he had been shot in it," Plater said. "There was blood all down his side."
Mt. Oliver police said a man inside the car, along with a 13-year-old and 15-year-old, were shot.
Officials said an Uber carrying an adult man was stopped at the intersection when the two teenagers approached the car wearing masks. Police say an exchange of gunfire erupted from outside and inside the vehicle.
"Once the shots started going off, the operator of the vehicle, the Uber driver, accelerated, at which point he wrecked into a fence," Mt. Oliver Police Chief Matt Guzwick said.
Police say the driver wasn't hurt and has been cooperative. The names of the three people involved have not been released, but police say it appears the trio know each other and all live in the area.
Allegheny County police are investigating, and anyone with information is asked to call the tip line at 1-833-255-8477.
