Allegheny County Police Investigating Two Shootings, One Deadly, In Swissvale

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

SWISSVALE (KDKA) -- Police are investigating if two shootings that happened in Swissvale overnight are connected.

These happened within minutes and a mile of each other. One of the shootings was deadly.

According to Allegheny County Police, one person is dead and another is recovering in a hospital after the shooting.

The shootings happened at two different locations in Swissvale.

Police say it was around 1:05 a.m. when they were called to the 100 block of Smokey Wood Drive. It was there that police found 23-year-old Vivirone Roberts, who was shot in the torso.

Roberts was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

About 20 minutes later, officers were sent to the 7500 block of Washington Avenue.

They found a 22-year-old man shot in the stomach. He was sent to a hospital and is listed in stable condition.

County police continue to investigate.

Detectives are trying to determine if the shootings are related. Police have not given any word about suspects so far.

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