Washington County teen charged as adult for shooting that wounded stepfather, police said
SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A teenager is being charged as an adult after a shooting sent his stepfather to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds in Washington County, police said.
Samuel Hoy of South Strabane Township is facing charges of criminal attempt to commit criminal homicide, aggravated assault, receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a minor.
South Strabane Township police officers were called just before 1 a.m. to Murtland Avenue and Oak Springs Road.
People in the area reported gunshots, a car speeding away, and a person running from the area, police said.
Officers found Hoy, 16, nearby at the back of a business on Oak Springs Road. According to the criminal complaint, Hoy had a gun in the front pocket of his pants. The gun was reported stolen from a vehicle earlier this month, officials said.
Hoy's stepfather, Joshua Daniels, drove himself to Washington Hospital, police said. He was later transferred to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh to be treated for multiple gunshot wounds. His condition has not been released.
"It's the worst time," said Terri Flippin, who lives in the area. "This is supposed to be joyous right now, not people hurting each other."
Hoy is being held in the Washington County Jail in isolation since the county does not have a juvenile detention center. Police are still investigating a motive for the shooting.