As Violence Continues To Spike On The South Side, Community Leaders Call For Change

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Community leaders and law enforcement are calling for change after two separate shootings in South Side on Friday.
Many people in the city are sick and tired of the violence, including Rev. Eileen Smith who is the executive director of the South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace.
“So fed up, this was such an egregious crime, heartless, coldhearted,” said Rev. Smith.
On Friday night around 6:45 p.m., 29-year-old Darian Simpkins from Homestead was shot and killed