1 dead, 2 injured after shooting in Jefferson Hills
JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa. (KDKA) - Police are investigating after shots were fired in a Jefferson Hills neighborhood, striking three people.
Allegheny County police said a man is dead, and another man and a woman are in critical but stable condition after a shooting on Sunday.
Detectives are still piecing together the situation.
"It's a sad day anytime anyone dies," said Chief Ron Dziezgowski of the Jefferson Hills Police Department.
"We're sad from a public safety's perspective that it happened," said Chief Dziezgowski. "But again, we responded, we handled it, [and] we contained the incident. Nobody else thankfully was injured."
Jefferson Hills is shaken up after shots were fired on Siler Drive Sunday afternoon, hitting three people, and killing at least one of them, a 48-year-old man who has been identified by the Medical Examiner's Office as Jason Steiner.
The Allegheny County Police Department said borough officers were called to respond just after 4 p.m. for a fight between two families.
The Jefferson Hills Police Department released a statement Sunday evening regarding the incident.
"The JHPD is currently on the scene of a critical incident on Siler Drive, and traffic is closed off to the public for the entire area. We can confirm at this time that there is no active threat. JHPD officers are working in conjunction with the Allegheny County Police for this investigation. Thank you for your patience."
"During this altercation, gunshots were exchanged between the two groups," according to Lieutenant Todd Dolfi of the Allegheny County Police Department.
Investigators will not say how the three people are connected but added one of the families lived at a home on the street.
"It is not random. We don't believe there's any danger to the community. Everybody is known to each other," Lt. Dolfi added.
"Jefferson Hills is safe right now. We have everybody accounted for," Chief Dziezgowski said.
Officers have yet to take anyone into custody but are talking to multiple people.
"We're trying to determine, you know, who is responsible for this, but everybody is identified," Lt. Dolfi added.
KDKA cameras caught a tow truck driving off with a Toyota Tundra from the scene, and bringing it to county police headquarters. There is no word if or how the vehicle is related to the incident.
"We'll be consulting with the district attorney's office to determine if any charges are applicable," Lt. Dolfi said.
If you have any information about what happened, call the police.
