16-year-old boy shot multiple times in Brookline
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 16-year-old boy was shot multiple times in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
The boy was shot three times at a home on Woodward Avenue in Brookline, Pittsburgh Public Safety said.
Sources tell KDKA-TV the boy was shot during a home invasion and is in critical condition. Sources say several suspects broke into a home, went upstairs and shot the teenager in the stomach and leg.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said two people were seen running from the home and leaving in a vehicle at the time of the shooting. They were later taken into custody following a traffic stop, officials said.
Sources say police put out a "be on the lookout" alert for a PT Cruiser allegedly involved in the shooting. The vehicle was found at a home on Mississippi Avenue, where the two people were taken into custody, sources added. They have since been released.
A neighbor said he saw the car on Wednesday and thought it looked suspicious.
"It was parked here yesterday," Craig Thomas said. "My wife was questioning it."
Sources added that there were other people inside the home where the teenager was shot. Police are investigating.
It is not clear if there are any suspects or arrests.
"You definitely want whoever did it to be found and caught so that keeps the rest of us safe," neighbor Joan Bateson said.