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One person killed in Hill District shooting

One person was killed in a shooting in Pittsburgh's Hill District on Thursday evening.

Pittsburgh Police said they had officers called to the area of Perry Street just before 7 p.m. on Thursday for a three-round ShotSpotter alert.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man in his early 20s who had been shot in the chest. 

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One person was killed in a shooting in Pittsburgh's Hill District on Thursday evening. KDKA

The man, later identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as Gerald Bogan III, was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital in critical condition and died there a short time later.

Police said they arrested 18-year-old Dontae Lewis in connection with the shooting. He was charged with criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license and tampering with physical evidence. 

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