At least four major shootings broke out across the United States over the Easter weekend, including one at a party in Pittsburgh that left two teenagers dead and several others injured early Sunday. The violence comes after President Joe Biden announced tougher gun regulations last week in the wake of multiple mass shootings.
Pittsburgh police said in a statement Sunday that officers were called to the reports of a shooting just after 12:30 a.m. at an Airbnb rental property. When they arrived, additional shots were heard in the immediate area, and “several young people” were seen fleeing the area on foot and in vehicles.
Police said that at least 10 people were injured in the incident. Two of them, Jaiden Brown and Mathew Steffy-Ross, both 17, were pronounced dead at a local hospital, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to NBC News. Other gunshot victims were taken to nearby hospitals by first responders or arrived at hospitals in and outside the city by their own transport.
Police said an investigation had revealed that a large party had been underway at the short-term rental property with as many as 200 people, many underage, in attendance.
The statement said as many as 50 rounds were believed to have been fired inside the property, prompting some partygoers to jump out of windows, sustaining injuries including broken bones and lacerations. Police have asked for anyone with information on the shooting to come forward as the search for suspects continues.
A deadly shooting also unfolded in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, leaving one person dead and three minors injured, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The bureau said in a statement that police had been called to the reports of a shooting just after 8:40 p.m. local time (11:40 p.m. ET) Sunday night. When they arrived, they found one man already dead and three boys who had suffered gunshot wounds. FULL REPORT
