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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A new idea was recently encouraged by leaders of the city of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to handle the recent violence in the South Side of Pittsburgh. During the weekend of the Fourth of July in 2025, two police officers got injured because someone threw a firework that was lit at police. Shots were also fired at police during that time. According to a PennDOT spokesperson, closures of East Carson Street are pending approval of a special permit from the city, which PennDOT hasn’t received as of Wednesday night. Sources told KDKA the city is considering a partial shutdown of East Carson Street on Friday and Saturday nights to better control the crowds. Security checkpoints at 10th and 18th streets would also have to be walked through by people if they are incorporated.