Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Driver Found Shot Multiple Times After Three-Vehicle Crash on Washington Boulevard

A driver was found shot multiple times after a three vehicle crash at a busy Pittsburgh intersection on Friday afternoon, and local stations report the man is in critical condition.

Pittsburgh Police from Zone 5, Pittsburgh Fire, and Pittsburgh EMS were dispatched at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, November 6, to the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Frankstown Avenue for reports of a three vehicle collision, the City of Pittsburgh said in a public safety release published the same day.

What officers learned on the way

While crews were en route, dispatch gave officers an update: the driver of the initial vehicle in the collision, an adult male, appeared to be suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, the city release said. The release calls the call a vehicle collision and shooting response.

The city release does not say whether the shooting happened before the crash or after it. It does not name the driver, and it gives no suspect information. Pittsburgh police have released no name in the reports carried by local stations, and this report does not name the man.

Condition and the scene

WTAE-TV, the ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, reported the driver found shot after the multi vehicle crash on Friday evening. The Daily News in McKeesport also reported on Friday night that Pittsburgh police said the man found shot in the vehicle after the three car accident was in critical condition. A summary of both station and newspaper reports was updated early Saturday.

WPXI, the NBC affiliate, carried the story in its top local reports on Friday, with photos of a large police presence investigating the crash scene. KDKA-TV, the CBS affiliate, also reported that a man was found shot multiple times after a three vehicle crash in Pittsburgh on Friday afternoon.

Three Pittsburgh television stations and the city public safety office all carried the same core facts within hours of the crash: three vehicles, one driver shot multiple times, and a police investigation at Washington Boulevard and Frankstown Avenue.

What happens next

The first city release gave the dispatch time, the place, and the condition officers were told about on the way. It did not give a hospital name, a road closure time, or any word on arrests.

Washington Boulevard is one of the main roads through the Zone 5 side of the city, and Frankstown Avenue meets it at the intersection where crews were sent. Drivers in the area were met by the large police presence WPXI photographed on Friday afternoon.

Anyone reading separate short items about this crash should know they describe a single event: one collision, one injured driver, one investigation. This desk will update this article in place if Pittsburgh police release the driver's condition, a name released by officials and carried by two outlets, or any arrest.