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Incident in North Braddock sends 1 person to hospital

1 person was taken to hospital following the incident in North Braddock

INFORMATION FROM THE POLICE. CORRECT? YES. MIKE. KRISTEN. THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. WE ARE FOLLOWING REPORTS OF A SHOOTING. WE KNOW A PERSON WAS BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL. GET OUT OF THE WAY SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT. LOBINGER STREET IS CLOSED RIGHT NOW HERE IN NORTH BRADDOCK. YOU WILL SEE SOME DETECTIVES AND POLICE OFFICERS ON THE SITE SEARCHING ANY EVIDENCE THAT THEY NEED TO FIND OR SEARCH. WE HAVE SEEN SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY IN EMERGENCY AND WALKING BACK AND FORTH ON THE PHONE WITH OTHERS, VERY EMOTIONAL. WE’RE NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHAT CONNECTION YOU ARE WITH ANYONE CONNECTED HERE. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND OUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS REPORTED SHOOTING. WE KNOW STATE POLICE ARE CONDUCTING THIS INVESTIGATION. THEY, ALONG WITH THE MON VALLEY REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THIS AREA. OBVIOUSLY THE STATE POLICE WERE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT. YOU CAN SEE THE POLICE TAPE HERE. THE STATE POLICE RECENTLY CALLED US TO KEEP RESTRAINT. I WANT TO POINT OUT THE POLICE TAPE BECAUSE IT’S QUITE NOTABLE. THE IMAGE OF THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PATROL DRIVER ON THE SITE BRINGS UP MEMORIES OF THAT MONTH BEHIND ME IS JESUS ​​DWELLING PLACE, A CHURCH THAT HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A POLICE INVESTIGATION THAT HAS GOT NATIONAL ATTENTION. IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE WAS A MAN WHO WENT TO THE PULPIT AND PULLED A GUN ON A PRIEST. LUCKY, THE GUN HAS A BRACKET. AND THEN THE MAN WAS NEUTRALIZED. PEOPLE BROUGHT HIM BACK BEFORE HE WAS ARRESTED. BUT AGAIN, I ONLY MENTION THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE HERE ARE CERTAIN OF SEEING POLICE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE’RE STILL TRYING TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE. AS WE RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION, WE WILL BRING YOU THE LATEST INFORMATION ON AIR AND ONLINE AT WTAE.COM. RIGHT NOW WE ARE L

1 person was taken to hospital following the incident in North Braddock

Pennsylvania State Police are prepared to respond after one person was hospitalized following an incident in North Braddock Tuesday evening. Reporter Mike Valente discusses this breaking news from the crime scene in the video player above. The Allegheny County Operations Center confirmed the police response to the 400 block of Lobinger Avenue. They said one person was injured and taken to hospital. A Pittsburgh Action News 4 team that arrived on the scene just after 10 p.m. found a large police presence, including state police officers. The crime scene was cordoned off while police investigated. This story is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE mobile app to stay up to date with breaking news.

Pennsylvania State Police are responding after one person was hospitalized following an incident in North Braddock Tuesday evening.

Reporter Mike Valente discusses this breaking news from the scene in the video player above.

The Allegheny County dispatch confirmed the police response to the 400 block of Lobinger Avenue. They said one person was injured and taken to the hospital.

A team from Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 was on scene shortly after 10 p.m. and found a large police presence, including state troopers. The crime scene was recorded during the police investigation.

This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE mobile app to stay up to date with current news.