Pittsburgh ‘active shooter situation’ reported, police say ‘hundreds of rounds were fired’

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Pittsburgh police report ‘active shooter situation’ underway

Fox News’ Rich Edson provides details on the developing situation that reportedly began when police were serving an eviction notice. 

Pittsburgh police responded to active shooting situation in which “hundreds of rounds” were reportedly fired near Garfield on Wednesday.

Police have yet to offer details on how many people may have been injured in the incident. The situation reportedly escalated into gunfire when police arrived to serve an eviction notice, according to KDKA-TV.

“I’ve never heard bullets like this,” a neighbor near the scene told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “Something you’d see in a movie.”

City police have closed several roads in the area and have posted on social media urging residents to stay away as shots are “continuing to be fired.”

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Pittsburgh Police respond to an “active shooting situation near Garfield. (KDKA) (KDKA)

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