Woman hospitalized with 2 gunshot wounds in Pittsburgh

Authorities in western Pennsylvania are investigating a shooting in Pittsburgh that sent a woman to the hospital.

The city’s public safety department said officers were sent shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday to investigate a report of shots fired and a car crash in the Hazelwood neighborhood. They found a Cadillac that had been shot as well as shell casings, and reported finding blood inside the car but no victim.

Shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, a 33-year-old North Versailles (Vehr-SAYLES’) woman showed up at UPMC Presbyterian with two gunshot wounds. Police said the woman, who was last reported in stable condition, was the driver of the car.

The Group Violence Initiative Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the gunfire.

Man in car that plunged into river identified

HARRISBURG, PA. >> A central Pennsylvania coroner has released the name of a man whose body was recovered after a car plunged into the Susquehanna River last week.

The Dauphin County coroner’s office said 29-year-old Azaine Nickens of Harrisburg was pronounced dead on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the early morning crash.

Police in Harrisburg said the car was heading west on Division Street when it hit a curb and went into the river at about 5:45 a.m. Tuesday.

Sgt. Raymond Lyda said the river’s depth of 10 feet or more along with a fast current made the recovery “a grueling process.”

The coroner’s office said a ruling on the cause and manner of death is pending toxicology tests.

1 dead after fire in Pittsburgh-area home

HARWICK, PA. >> Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a fire in a Pittsburgharea home has left one person dead.

Allegheny County emergency officials said the blaze in Springdale Township was reported shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday.

Fire and police units were sent, and police reported one male pulled from the scene requiring emergency medical treatment. A second person was unaccounted for.

Arriving fire crews reported the house fully engulfed in flames. One person was later found dead inside the house. Further details about the victim weren’t immediately available.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.