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12-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Wilkinsburg
POSTED: 9:14 pm EDT April 18,
2008
UPDATED: 1:04 pm EDT April 19,
2008
WILKINSBURG, Pa. -- A 12-year-old boy shot in the chest on Friday night while he stood inside a Wilkinsburg store's doorway has died.Police say Kholen Germany of Wilkinsburg was shot Friday evening near the Head 2 Toe store. He was rushed to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, where he died early Saturday morning.Police believe the shooter fled the scene in a silver or gray Pontiac.Witnesses tell Channel 11 News that the 12-year-old was not the intended target.Allegheny County police detectives and Wilkinsburg police surrounded the Wood Street scene with crime tape as they pieced together what happened.Germany used to run errands for the owners of the clothing store. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them.
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