Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, April 2, 2026:

Police question 2 after Brighton Heights shooting

Police are investigating after a shooting Wednesday evening left one person injured in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood.

Just before 10:30 p.m., police fire and EMS personnel were called to the 3300 block of Fleming Avenue for reports that a man was shot.

The man was found in the street, near the intersection of Antrim Street, with multiple gunshot wounds.

Officers rendered aid on the scene, public safety officials said. The man was alert and talking with officers before medics took him to the hospital.

He was upgraded from serious condition to stable condition, officials said.

Two people were taken to police headquarters for questioning, officials said. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.

Man found shot on Pittsburgh porch

A man was found on the porch of a Pittsburgh home with a gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said.

First responders were dispatched to the 1400 block of Fallowfield Avenue in the Beechview neighborhood around 4:45 p.m. for reports of a man with a gunshot wound, officials said.

At the scene, officers found a man on the porch with a gunshot wound to his abdomen.

The man was in stable condition and taken to a hospital. Safety officials said they have not located the crime scene and the victim is not cooperating with police.

Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating.

Uptown road to close for PRT work

A portion of Kirkpatrick Street in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood will close for construction for about two weeks, starting Monday.

In a statement, Pittsburgh Regional Transit said bus service will not be impacted.

Kirkpatrick will close between Fifth Avenue and Beelen Street while crews work around-the-clock on the stretch as part of the University Line project, which includes bus-only lanes on Fifth and Forbes avenues and a new bike lane on Fifth Avenue.

The transit agency’s contractors will realign Kirkpatrick Street with the entrance to the Birmingham Bridge during the closure. They also will install new sidewalks, traffic signal poles and pedestrian safety signals.

The University Line project aims to strengthen connections between Downtown, Uptown and Oakland.