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Former Pitt football player turns himself in on charges related to Clairton shooting

A former Pitt football player has turned himself in to police after being charged in connection to a shooting in Clairton.

Paris Ford, 25, a former safety for the Panthers, is wanted in connection to a shooting that happened at 11:40 a.m. on March 15 in the 800 block of 3rd Street.

Three people were taken into custody after a chase and witnesses identified Ford as a fourth person involved in the shooting.

Ford turned himself in to Allegheny County police and was placed in the Allegheny County Jail.

He is charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.

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