Man injured in shooting, runs into restaurant

At least one person was injured during a shooting Wednesday in Carrick.

The incident occurred about 2:45 p.m. near Brownsville Road and Maytide Street, in front of Sam’s Sun Sandwiches.

Melissa Geiger said she was working across the street at Hanini Market when she saw someone inside an SUV fire eight to 10 shots at a black Pontiac parked on the other side of Brownsville Road. Two men jumped out of the Pontiac and ran in opposite directions, she said.

One ran into Italian Village Pizza at Brownsville and Sankey Avenue. Restaurant employees said the man went into the bathroom to stanch blood coming from an arm wound.

Employees said they called police, and officers arrived in about a minute and took him to a hospital. The shooting remained under investigation.

Landslide cleanup prompts road closings

Commercial Street and Forward Avenue in Swisshelm Park and Squirrel Hill will be closed from 9 a.m. through 7 p.m. at least through Friday, according to the city.

The closures will allow excavation equipment to be removed from an adjacent hillside. A landslide has triggered full and partial closures on the roadway over the past several weeks.

Cleanup from the landslide remediation has necessitated the complete closures this week, according to the city. Until further notice, only the inbound lane will reopen each evening at 7 p.m., officials said.

Free grass-cutting service offered

Veterans, senior citizens and those with a disability are eligible for a free grasscutting program from the city of Pittsburgh.

Enrollment has begun for City Cuts, which started as a pilot program in council District 2 and is now available citywide for qualifying residents, according to Mayor Bill Peduto’s office. Residents can apply by calling 311, visiting a branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, or filling out an online form at http://pittsburghpa.gov/ citycuts/.

Approved applicants will have their grass mowed about every two weeks from July to September. Seniors must be at least 62 to be eligible.

For 2018, the city has budgeted about $150,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant money for the program, Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith said. She advocated the pilot in her district, which includes the West End, Sheraden and Elliott.