Pittsburgh police respond to 2 incidents on same West End street, 1 fatal
Pittsburgh police are investigating whether a pair of incidents that happened several hours apart in the West End on Tuesday are related.
Officers from the Zone 6 station along with emergency medical services personnel responded to the 2700 block of Stafford Street at 10:40 a.m. after receiving a 911 call for an unconscious woman.
First responders found the woman unresponsive in a home and pronounced her dead at the scene, according to police.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as Ashley Kolb, 31, of Pittsburgh.
The medical examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to try to determine the cause and manner of her death.
At about 1:40 p.m., police returned to the area after receiving a Shotspotter gunshot alert for multiple shots fired in the 2900 block of Stafford Street.
Officers found evidence of a shooting but there were no victims.
Tony LaRussa is a TribLive reporter. A Pittsburgh native, he covers crime and courts in the Alle-Kiski Valley. He can be reached at tlarussa@triblive.com.
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