Teen transported to hospital after shooting in Homewood

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PITTSBURGH — A teenager was shot Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood.

Police said the 15-year-old boy was shot twice, in the buttocks and a leg, while standing on a sidewalk

Emergency crews responded to the 800 block of Brushton Avenue around 1 p.m. after a ShotSpotter notification alerted them, police said.

When officers arrived at scene, all they found was a home struck by a bullet.

Around 1:20 p.m., the teen called 911 saying he walked to a home on Cain Way in the East Hills, police said.

He was transported to Children’s Hospital, where he is in stable condition.

Pittsburgh police are investigating the shooting.

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