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Authorities say a student was arrested in the shooting death of another student just outside a Pittsburgh school. Police say the shooting happened by the steps of Oliver Citywide Academy

A student was taken into custody in the shooting death of another student early Wednesday just outside a school in Pittsburgh shortly before classes were due to start, police said.

The shooting happened just before 7:30 a.m. by the front steps of Oliver Citywide Academy, police said.

Mayor Ed Gainey's chief of police nominee, Larry Scirotto, won unanimous support from Pittsburgh City Council Tuesday to officially become the city's new chief of police.

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Larry Scirotto as the city’s new police chief. Mayor Ed Gainey nominated the veteran Pittsburgh police officer early this month. Scirotto, 49, retired from the Pittsburgh police in 2018 as an assistant chief after serving in various roles, from being an officer in

Pittsburgh's city council has voted to confirm Larry Scirotto as the city's new police chief.

Pittsburgh City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on Larry Scirotto’s nomination as the city’s new police chief. Mayor Ed Gainey earlier this month announced Scirotto as his nominee to be the city’s police chief. Scirotto, 49, retired from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police in 2018 as an assistant chief,

City council President Theresa Kail-Smith told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 on Sunday that she put the vote back on the agenda for this week.

Among the topics covered were Larry Scirotto's vision and philosophy of community policing.

Larry Scirotto, Pittsburgh’s acting police chief, said Thursday during a four-hour interview with City Council that his officers should follow a ban on minor traffic stops. City Council voted in late 2021 to ban police from pulling over drivers for minor infractions such as having a burned-out brake light or