The Infant Boy DeAery Thomas “1-year-old” was shot and killed during a hit and run assault in midtown Pittsburgh on Sunday, police say.
Authorities received 911 calls for a child shot on the 100 block of Fourth Avenue around 2:44 p.m. The infant was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The boy has been identified as DeAery Thomas.
ABC News Pittsburgh affiliate WTAE reported that the infant was with a parent at the time of the shooting, according to police.
#BREAKING — @PghPolice said a 1-year-old child was shot and killed in downtown Pittsburgh near PPG Place in an apparent drive by shooting.
Police said the child was with a parent in this gray Jeep when it happened.
No suspect descriptions right now. @WTAE pic.twitter.com/fhCf5iU0Vn
— Kalea Gunderson – WTAE (@KaleaGunderson) May 29, 2022
Point Park Police sent an alert that a suspect was in black Jeep Cherokee with Illinois license plate BV 68034, last seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed.
An incident in downtown Pittsburgh has prompted the response from Pittsburgh Police, EMS, and Port Authority Police. Pittsburgh Public Safety advises people to stay away from the area at this time.
#BREAKING — @PghPolice said a 1-year-old child was shot and killed in downtown Pittsburgh near PPG Place in an apparent drive by shooting.
Police said the child was with a parent in this gray Jeep when it happened.
No suspect descriptions right now. @WTAE pic.twitter.com/fhCf5iU0Vn
— Kalea Gunderson – WTAE (@KaleaGunderson) May 29, 2022
Allegheny County 911 tells Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that the call came in at around 2:50 p.m. Sunday afternoon, confirming police and EMS activity at PPG Place along Fourth Avenue in Downtown.
During a press conference following the shooting, officials said the shooting was a targeted incident. The child was not the intended target, but a passenger in the car was.
This is a developing story. Stay with Thinis Gate for updates.
