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News Nearby: Multiple People Shot in Oakland at Western Psych, Two Dead

The shooting occurred Thursday afternoon.

Multiple news sources are reporting this afternoon that several people were shot on the University of Pittsburgh campus after a gunman went into Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC.

Police were dispatched to the incident around 2 p.m., according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Two people are reported to be dead while several have been shot.

UPMC/PittHealth News ‏tweeted, "Police have told us there were 9 total victims at WPIC/Western Psych. 2 of whom have been confirmed dead. 7 being treated at UPMC Presby."

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UPMC also tweeted that despite several reports, there is no hostage situation at Western Psych.

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