Crime & Safety

1 Injured In Pittsburg Shooting; Witness Describes 'Machine Gun' Shootout

The victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the lower body and was transported to John Muir Medical Center for emergency surgery.

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July 18, 2022

Police in Pittsburg were investigating a shooting that injured one male victim Sunday morning after what a witness described as a shootout between two parties armed with machine guns.

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Pittsburg police said officers responded to a resident on East 12th Street Sunday morning at approximately 7:20 a.m, about a shooting that had happened a few minutes earlier. Arriving officers found the shooting victim -- a 24-year-old male Pittsburg resident -- and immediately began providing medical aid to the victim.

The victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the lower body and was transported to John Muir Medical Center for emergency surgery. Police said the victim is currently listed in stable condition.

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