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15-year-old taken into custody for shooting in Homewood

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

CBS News Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A person is in custody in relation to a shooting that took place in Homewood last month. 

The U.S. Marshal's Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force and Pittsburgh Police collaborated to take a 15-year-old male into custody. 

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The 15-year-old was wanted for a shooting that happened in the 800 block of N. Murtland Avenue on August 28. A man was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg. 

He is facing charges of aggravated assault, robbery, reckless endangerment, and firearms violations. 

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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