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May 27, 2024

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2 men wounded in city shooting

A 93-year-old woman has died at a Pittsburgh hospital after being injured in a crash Sunday afternoon in Washington County.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Rose Marie Gillespie of Washington died shortly before 7 p.m. after being transported to the emergency room at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.

The crash involving three vehicles was reported at about 2 p.m. at East Beau Street and Davis School Road in South Strabane.

South Strabane Township firefighters reported in a Facebook post that they freed one trapped motorist. According to firefighters, one person was flown to a Pittsburgh trauma center from the scene. Of two others who initially were taken by ambulance for treatment, one later was transferred by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital, firefighters said.

Conditions of the other injured motorists weren’t immediately available.

East Beau Street was closed for about two hours.

— Trib Total Media

Two men were wounded in a shooting Sunday evening in McKeesport.

The men were taken to area hospitals in stable condition after they were found by first responders in the 100 block of Marshal Drive, according to Allegheny County Police.

The shooting was reported to county 911 dispatchers shortly after 7 p.m.

County detectives are investigating.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-255-8477. Callers can remain anonymous.

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