A terrifying video shows hundreds of partygoers fleeing the Airbnb scene early Sunday morning after the shootings.
The video, published online by KDKA editor Ed Thompson, shows minors arguing before a man shouted, “He has a gun, he has a gun, it’s raining.”
He could be heard urging others to flee the scene as he also ran down the stairs of an apartment at the intersection of Suismon Street and Madison Avenue on the North Side of Pittsburgh around 12:30 p.m., tripping over others when an unknown gunman opened fire .
“They’re filming, oh my God,” says the cameraman.
Police say there were more than 200 people on Airbnb at the time, many of them minors, when a crowd of gunmen opened fire, killing two teenagers and injuring eight others. Currently, three are in critical condition.
About 50 shots were fired at the apartment, authorities said, prompting some present to jump out of windows. At least two of these partygoers received broken bones and tears from the jump, according to the WTAE.
But officials told a news conference Sunday afternoon that they now believe there were a total of 90 shots fired in what police chief Scott Schubert described as a “very chaotic scene”.
Video posted online shows underage partygoers arguing before Airbnb shots early Sunday morning
Hundreds of partygoers seemed to stumble upon each other as they tried to escape the scene.
The shooting took place at about 12.30 pm on Airbnb at the intersection of Sussman Street and Madison Avenue in the Deutschtown district of Pittsburgh (pictured)
Pittsburgh Zone 1 officials told the WTAE they first responded to the scene early on Easter when they received numerous ShotSpotter alerts.
More shots were fired when police arrived at the site of block 800 on Suismon Street in the city’s Deutschtown district.
An investigation into the shooting is under way, Pittsburgh police said, and is gathering evidence from eight separate crime scenes spanning several blocks around the site of the shooting.
Photos published by WTAE reporter Ashley Zilka show cars with broken windows and apparently lost sneakers outside the apartment.
Across the street, TribLive reports, a broken second-floor window hung open, and less than a block away, a Subaru Legacy was stained with blood.
Rifle shells and pistols were also found at the scene.
Police Chief Scott E. Schubert told WTAE that authorities found shell casings from pistols and rifles at the scene
Police arrived on the scene around 12.30pm after receiving several signals from ShotSpotter
Authorities are now gathering evidence from eight separate crime scenes spanning several blocks around the site of the shooting.
Out-of-crime photos show cars with broken windows on Sunday
At least one partygoer seems to have lost his sneaker while trying to escape
Authorities said EMS teams transported several victims with firearms to local hospitals, while others found private transports. Two of the victims died from their injuries at the hospital, but Commander John Fisher said most of the victims were in stable condition.
One of the dead, Schubert said, was only 14 years old.
It remains unclear who hired Airbnb, but TribLive reports that Allegheny County real estate records indicate the property owner as 900 North Group LLC.
There are no reports of possible suspects and an investigation into the shooting continues.
“Our top priority is to find out who did this,” Schubert told a news conference, adding: “We will not sleep until we get this.”
Authorities are asking witnesses to come out with any photos or videos of the scene and are asking anyone with information to call the Serious Crime Phone (412) 323-7161.
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