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One killed, two injured in graduation party shooting in New Castle

Updated on: June 10, 2023 / 9:25 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

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NEW CASTLE (KDKA) - Three kids were shot overnight at the Bollinger Playground in New Castle.

According to a New Castle Police Facebook post, they are investigating after the three kids were shot during a graduation celebration.

All three were flown to a Pittsburgh-area hospital to be treated, where one of them died as a result.

KDKA later learned that Damian Jackson, 15, died in the shooting.

Police Investigate A Shooting In New Castle

The condition of the other two victims who were shot is unknown at this time and police have not named any suspects.

One of the shooting victims, 15-year-old Damian Jackson. Submitted

Anyone with information or that was at the graduation party is being asked to call the police at 724-656-3586.

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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.