Police said on Sunday that a shooting at a bar in suburban Pittsburg left two people dead and seven others injured. The Allegheny County Police Department said the early morning Sunday shooting occurred at the Ballers Hookah Lounge and Cigar Bar in Penn Hills, with its homicide unit responding to a request for help by Penn Hills Police Department after the early morning shooting.
First responders discovered the bodies of an adult male and adult female inside the bar around 3 a.m. Sunday, with seven additional victims also found. Some of those victims were transported from the scene and others showing up at hospitals, police said in a statement posted on social media. The statement said that one of the victims is in critical condition, while the remaining victims all had injuries that were not life-threatening.
Preliminary information shows “an altercation took place inside the bar and multiple individuals opened fire;” and no arrests were immediately reported. Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the County Police Tip Line 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
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