Incident
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3-09-2016 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh (Wilkinsburg) 8-0
Location
March 09, 2016
Pittsburgh (Wilkinsburg), Pennsylvania
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Tina Shelton
- Age: 37
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Brittany Powell
- Age: 27
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Chanetta Powell
- Age: 25
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Shada Mahone
- Age: 26
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Jerry Shelton
- Age: 35
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Lamont Powell
- Age: 24
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured
- Type: Victim
- Name: John Ellis
- Age: 47
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Tonjia Stone Cunningham
- Age: 41
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Injured
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Wounded/Injured
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Mass Murder (4+ deceased victims excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator , one location)
- Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
- Criminal act with stolen gun
- Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
- Stolen/Illegally owned gun{s} recovered during arrest/warrant
- Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)
Notes
Ambush @ cookout; 2 shooters; 40 cal & mod 22 cal rifle stolen from S Union 6/14/15, found 3/12 search on Nolan Ct. Both sus cleared 2/2020. Ellis died 9-15-20
Guns Involved
2 guns involved.
- Type: 7.62 [AK-47]
- Type: 40 SW
Sources
- URL: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2016/03/18/Allegheny-County-District-Attorney-Stephen-A-Zappala-Jr-confident-that-Wilkinsburg-shooters-have-been-identified/stories/201603180231
- URL: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/whitehall/news/2016/04/04/whitehall-police-investigating-citys-second-homicide-of-2016-WB-KC.html
- URL: http://www.wpxi.com/news/second-suspect-officially-named-in-wilkinsburg-mass-shooting/255505448
- URL: http://www.wpxi.com/news/father-daughter-accused-of-harboring-wilkinsburg-mass-shooting-suspect-faces-judge/314054252
- URL: http://www.wtae.com/news/arrest-warrant-issued-for-believed-target-of-wilkinsburg-backyard-massacre/40263180
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District
Congressional District: 18State Senate District: 43
State House District: 24