PITTSBURGH – A man is in the hospital after being shot in the ear.
According to Pittsburgh police, responding officers arrived in the 2400 block of Starkamp Street in Brookline around 8 p.m. after a caller said their neighbor had been shot.
When units arrived at the scene, they found a man with a bullet lodged behind his ear. He was conscious and stable, according to police.
The victim told police he had been shot on the North Side near Frederick Street and then drove to Starkamp Street. Police said there was a ShotSpotter alert for the area that said shots were fired earlier in the evening.
The victim was taken to the hospital in good condition.
VCU and MCU responded.
The investigation is ongoing.
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