This morning in Pittsburgh's South Side Slopes, a teenage boy, just 14 years old, was found with multiple gunshot wounds—officers discovered him after responding to a ShotSpotter notification indicating gunfire near the intersection of Magdalene and Oporto streets around 2:45 a.m., as reported by WPXI.
The boy was located in the street; he had been shot in the chin and chest, and while police provided first-aid, he was quickly transported to a hospital where he remains in critical but stable condition, the incident has rattled the community grappling with episodes of violence that shakes the very notion of safety in our neighborhoods. According to WTAE, no suspects have been publicly identified at this time.
Pittsburgh Police's Violent Crime Units have taken up the investigation, with efforts to uncover the circumstances leading to the shooting ongoing, the details of which could shed light on potential motives and the identity of the perpetrator or perpetrators involved in this heinous act.
