17-year-old killed, 15-year-old injured in McKeesport shooting

McKEESPORT, Pa. — A 17-year-old boy was killed and a 15-year-old girl was injured in an early Saturday morning shooting in McKeesport, police said.

The shooting was reported about 4 a.m. in the 2800 block of Idaho Street. When police arrived at the scene, they found the teenagers suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Lt. Andrew Schurman.

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Officials pronounced the 17-year-old, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as Jason Daniels, of McKeesport, dead at the scene. The 15-year-old was taken to an area hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening wounds.

Investigators said the motive is unclear, but it is believed that the 17-year-old was the intended target and the shooting was possibly in retaliation for a previous shooting.

Daniels’ grandmother, Rev. Dr. Lenora Graves, who lost her son in January and her husband in May, spoke briefly with Channel 11 Monday.

"(He was) a good boy with a good heart," she said. "But good hearts can change."

Anyone with information is asked to call McKeesport police or the Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit at 412-473-1300. Callers can remain anonymous.

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