2 separate shootings in Homewood wound 3

Tribune-Review
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2:30 p.m. | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2:30 p.m.

Stephanie Strasburg | Trib Total Media

Police and detectives investigate at the scene of a shooting where a young man was found on Fuchsia Way by Collier St. in Homewood on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The 19-year-old man was taken to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in critical condition after being shot three times, once in the back in the head, said Sonya Toler, Public Information Officer for the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety.

Stephanie Strasburg | Trib Total Media

Puddles pool along Fuchsia Way in Homewood where a young man was found shot three times in Homewood on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The 19-year-old man was taken to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in critical condition, said Sonya Toler, Public Information Officer for the Pittsburgh Dept. of Public Safety. She said the incident happened sometime right before 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh police are investigating two shootings that occurred Tuesday in Homewood, sending three people to the hospital.

A 19-year-old man was shot three times, including once in the back of the head, shortly before 2 p.m. near the intersection of Collier Street and Fuchsia Way, city Public Safety Department spokeswoman Sonya Toler said.

The man, who is from Homewood, was taken to Children's Hospital in critical condition.

The second shooting occurred at 8:31 p.m. near the intersection of Brushton Avenue and Mulford Street, Toler said.

When officers arrived, they found a 62-year-old man who had been shot. He was taken to UPMC Presbyterian in critical but stable condition, Toler said.

Officers learned that a 20-year-old man had arrived at the same hospital by private means. He was hospitalized in stable condition, Toler said.

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