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Shots fired at Pittsburgh psych clinic; injuries reported

OAKLAND, Pa. (AP) - Someone opened fire Thursday afternoon at a psychiatric clinic outside Pittsburgh, injuring several people, police said.

Authorities did not say how many people were hit in the shooting at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Oakland. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported at least five people were shot.

Pittsburgh media reported that at least one officer had been shot in the leg and was taken for treatment. A SWAT team was on the scene.

The clinic describes itself on its website as a top academic-based psychiatric care center. The University of Pittsburgh's psychiatry department is on the campus.

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