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Few Details Released in Connection With Monday Shooting
By Staff Reports
The Tube City Almanac
January 03, 2019
Posted in: Crime and Police News
Few details have been released in connection with a shooting Monday night that left a Christy Park woman in critical condition.
Friends and family members have identified the victim as 46-year-old Stacey Stinson. A crowdfunding page has been set up at GoFundMe to raise money for her medical care.
McKeesport police referred questions to Allegheny County police.
Allegheny County police said in a prepared statement that the victim was shot once inside her home on 31st Avenue just before 7 p.m. Monday.
She was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital where she is being treated in the intensive care unit for a neck wound, according to information posted on the page at GoFundMe.
County police said homicide detectives are "following up on possible leads" but that the motive for the shooting is not known.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline at 1-833-ALL-TIPS (1-833-255-8477). Callers may remain anonymous.
Originally published January 03, 2019.
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