PITTSBURGH — A teen boy was shot in Homewood South on Monday.
Pittsburgh police said officers were called to the 500 block of Rosedale Street at 7:30 p.m. for reports of two StopSpotter alerts indicating that 15 rounds were fired.
Officers found a teen boy with a gunshot wound to his upper thigh when they arrived. He was taken to a hospital after officers applied a tourniquet.
The boy was last listed in stable condition.
Police said two males were seen running away from the scene. Police caught up with and detained them a few blocks away. They were taken to police headquarters for questioning. Their ages have not been released.
Witnesses told police that the incident started with a gathering of ten juveniles in the street.
No charges have been filed at this time.
This was one of two shootings that happened in the City of Pittsburgh minutes apart from each other. Police do not believe the incidents are related.
Click here for details on that other shooting.
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