Beltzhoover Bar Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured
BELTZHOOVER (KDKA) - Pittsburgh Police are looking into a double shooting inside a bar in Beltzhoover.
Officers were called to Red's Bar in the 300 block of East Warrington Avenue around 11:45 p.m. on Thursday night.
They found two victims just outside of the bar.
According to Pittsburgh Police spokeswoman Emily Schaffer, the two victims were shot inside of the bar.
Terrence Jackson, 27, was shot multiple times. He was rushed to UPMC Mercy Hospital, where he later died shortly after 2 a.m.
According to the Medical Examiner's Office, the man has been identified as 27-year-old Terrence Jackson.
The surviving victim in the case spoke to KDKA-TV as he was leaving police headquarters this morning.
"My thought, it don't even matter, vengeance only begets vengeance. At the end of the day, somebody's mom is going to be crying, somebody's child is going to be fatherless," said Darnell.
He said the shooting happened behind him in the bar.
"I can't really tell you much," said Darnell. "I heard a scuffle, I saw everybody moving, so I tried to move too. I was sitting at the bar and it happened behind me."
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala released a statement regarding "activity taking place in the vicinity of Red's Bar:"
"Our office and the city police have been concerned for some time about the activity taking place in the vicinity of Red's Bar. Following the shooting overnight, we immediately reached out to the owner and his counsel requesting that they cease operating until we have an opportunity to discuss our concerns more fully. The owner has agreed to cooperate and Red's Bar is now closed. We will sit down with the owner and his counsel next week to further discuss our concerns."
At this time, there is no description of the suspect in the case. Detectives are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Violent Crime Unit at (412)-323-7161.
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