2 folks have been hospitalized after gunshots have been fired close to the Pittsburgh grocery retailer – WPXI

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East Allegheny Shooting – WPXI Two people were injured when shots were fired near a giant eagle in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood early Friday morning, police said. (04/09/21) (WPXI / WPXI)

April 9, 2021 at 4:50 a.m. EDTBy WPXI.com News Staff

PITTSBURGH – Two people were injured when gunfire was fired near a grocery store in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood early Friday morning, police said.

Officials patrolling the area heard several gunshots in the Cedar Avenue and Avery Street areas just before 1 a.m.

Police were investigated in the parking lot in front of the giant eagle on Cedar Avenue. A car was towed away.

A man who was shot in the leg was found on the 300 block of Cedar Avenue, police said. Shortly afterwards, a second man was found on the 200 block on East Ohio Street with a gunshot wound to the head.

Both men were taken to hospitals in stable condition, officials said.