Police respond to active shooting at Pittsburgh apartment, Pittsburgh PA
WeaponsPolice responded to an active shooting at an apartment near Bedford Ave in Pittsburgh. A suspect was believed to be inside apartment 281 on the third floor where a bullet hole was seen in the window. A child was also observed looking out from the window. SWAT teams and medics were deployed to the scene. Nearby roads at Bedford and Trophy Drive were shut down for safety and traffic control while the situation was ongoing. Large crowds gathered near the location, and authorities secured the area.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police Dispatch
07:20
Transcript:
00:00
People are saying he's in the third floor.
00:02
No one saw him come out as a bullet hole in the window.
00:09
280, I call BIAB, basically. You all start on duty swamper now.
00:15
Looks like there's a little child in there as well looking out the window.
00:23
Hey John, duty squad team members, whichever one for a detail.
00:27
And all on duty members, switch over to channel one for detail, 1245.
00:32
One for a detail. One for a detail.
00:42
I have based all on duty SWAT[1] channel 1 all on duty slot channel 1 report 2 out 25-707 in Bedford
00:49
33-28 have a rally point yet
00:52
well talking I'll be getting on here in one minute also medics are staging advising they can proceed
01:01
attack 80 channel 1
01:05
Attack 80.
01:08
I copy all the updates if we have a child inside of the window with the gunshot hole.
01:12
Can you page a full team, please?
01:15
Race it.
01:22
282, getting out of Bedford.
01:25
And it's got going to rally point as soon as possible.
01:29
Race him.
01:34
Okay, we'll do Janella and Webster for now.
01:48
Psycho 87 to 280.
01:52
Got.
01:53
E&E, any assistance for traffic control from traffic.
02:00
We can shut down both sides in Bedford for now for vehicle traffic. That'd be great.
02:06
Okay, Bedford and where?
02:10
Either end of Trophy Drive.
02:15
Copy that.
02:19
Michael's all the time.
02:22
Last unit, all feedback.
02:26
280 base. We start medics up to the scene. It's still a fluid situation, but we can at least potentially extract this email from the scene.
02:37
Like I can go over to Channel 1,
02:39
Peckford Avenue, on Troncy Drive, with traffic control for this lot of it today.
02:47
I'll be able to go.
02:56
Free suit.
02:59
Two, any additional units coming up here? Do we have them secure this courtyard? We got a large crowd in here. We're going to get out there right in front of the targeted resident.
03:14
274 and 76 are going to be out around.
03:17
We're out. That's it.
03:21
Psycho 87 radio, I'm headed up to Bedford.
03:25
1248.
03:32
611A. Alright, Tom it's very sure. You can show me back.
03:38
1248.
03:42
Drone operators and call out and start up there please.
03:47
Any on the drone operators, you know one?
03:53
119 a base, I can start up there.
03:56
Where is it? You would pick me up 19 on your way?
04:04
Repeat to last. Repeat to last.
04:10
Stop at headquarters.
04:12
Okay,
04:14
119A base. Can you send me a gun one unit to Langford at Richardson?
04:22
No 31-16.
04:27
T-L,
04:29
switch over to ICS.
04:30
All on duty, SWAT[1] officers, switch over to ICS.
04:35
In summer, shutdown.
04:38
No, target of the department for now.
04:41
I got the cycle for it.
04:43
It was trying again.
04:47
It looks like apartment 281 is the possible actor apartment.
04:53
Is that 25-19 Bedford?
04:58
Affirmative.
05:06
282.
05:08
3282.
05:09
5-4 to 40,
05:12
25, 2,600 block up at Bedford can be closed. Degu dot detour.
05:16
Rayleigh.
05:19
280, whenever we have ITS, up and running, a little bit.
05:26
One back in.
05:31
I'm responding to zone 3.
05:34
Attack 13Aid responding.
05:36
A minute's all units on the gunshot.
05:47
(number withheld) bed for you can switch to ICS. All units on the gunshot call. (number withheld) bed for you can switch the ICS is now up and running.
05:57
These 84-year-old male that met you who's last seen around 8 a.m.
06:09
12.
06:12
We got to copy as well.
06:17
He'll be an 84-year-old male, 5'9, 107 pounds.
06:21
His name is (name withheld) with gray hair.
06:34
28210, can you bring up the tape and lock down the courtyard, please?
06:42
282, I got it.
06:44
282, I got it.
06:50
Three,
06:53
it's up, Chuck, all way in Glenwood Avenue.
06:55
Check on a Nelson digged 40s.
06:59
Plains to get some lawyer.
07:02
hurt from the city.
07:05
I could hold up that.
07:08
Copy sure me.
07:10
Copy sure me.
07:18
Ray see there on ICS.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics team request/activation
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Location mentioned:
Near Bedford Ave Apartment 281, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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