At the very least two individuals have died after a mass taking pictures in Pittsburgh, police mentioned.

"A number of photographs have been fired in East Allegheny with a number of gunshot victims," Pittsburgh Public Security wrote in a tweet within the early hours of Sunday morning.

The division urged individuals to keep away from the world of E Ohio Road from Madison Avenue to Cedar Avenue. "It is a very lively scene," it added.

In an replace, the division wrote that about 10 individuals have been receiving remedy for gunshot wounds.

"As many as 10 gunshot victims are being handled at space hospitals, three of them essential. Police are gathering proof at a number of crime scenes," the tweet mentioned.

In one other replace, the division confirmed that two individuals had died.

"Two victims have been pronounced deceased. There are additionally a number of accidents from people escaping gunfire," the tweet mentioned. "The investigation is ongoing."

The division later confirmed that an eleventh gunshot sufferer linked to the identical taking pictures had confirmed up at an area hospital, however no particulars about their situation have been recognized.

Pittsburgh Public Security have been contacted for remark.

In a press release earlier this month, Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert mentioned he was "profoundly troubled" by a latest spate of violent crimes within the metropolis.

"Whereas the variety of violent crimes has been rising round america since 2020 and the onset of the pandemic, that is an oversimplified clarification. That is unacceptable in Pittsburgh. This isn't reflective of the town we all know and love. Individuals are clearly hurting," Schubert mentioned.

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At the very least 10 individuals have been injured in a taking pictures in Pittsburgh, police mentioned.Pittsburgh Public Security

He added that officers "will examine all crimes, however we're additionally there to assist, hear, and join individuals with precious social providers earlier than a disaster happens. We urge residents to make the most of Pittsburgh Police as a useful resource. We're right here to assist.

"We have to do that collectively. We have to look out for each other and deal with each other. Solely then will we start to heal the deep trauma that's on the root of violence."

Sunday morning's incident comes after a number of individuals have been injured in a taking pictures at a mall in Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday afternoon.

Earlier this week, a taking pictures inside a subway station within the Brooklyn borough of New York Metropolis left 10 wounded.

There have been 137 mass shootings within the U.S. thus far this 12 months and at the least 5 mass killings, based on the Gun Violence Archive (GVA).

The Gun Violence Archive defines a mass taking pictures as 4 or extra individuals shot in a single incident not together with the shooter, and mass homicide as 4 or extra individuals killed in a single incident not together with the shooter.

Replace 4/17/22, 4:05 a.m. ET: This text has been up to date with extra info.