At least 5 dead in shooting in suburban Philadelphia

Screenshot via Joe Holden/WPXI

At least five people were killed and several injured on Wednesday in a shooting just east of Pittsburgh, with police and paramedics rushing to the scene, media said.

Police were not immediately available for comment. 

As many as four people were shot and killed in Wilkinsburg, about 8 miles (13 km) east of Pittsburgh, news station WPXI said, adding that the suspects were at large. 

Other regional media said seven or eight people were wounded in the shooting. 

Several reporters in the area Tweeted photos of ambulances and police cars. 

(Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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