17-year-old boy dead after shooting in Carrick
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A teenage boy is dead after a shooting Monday night in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said police responded to a shooting on Parkfield Street in Carrick. Officers found one person shot inside a home, officials said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say the victim was a 17-year-old boy who was found with a gunshot wound to the head.
The victim was later identified as Damonte Hardrick, per the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. A spokesperson for Pittsburgh Public Schools said Hardrick was a student at Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School but he attended Carrick High earlier this school year.
According to police, the investigation is ongoing.
