A 16-year-old is facing charges relating to a Sept. 30 shooting at Ross Park Mall in Pittsburgh. Myshawn Scott, reportedly from East Hills, was charged with aggravated assault, among other charges, after a shootout in the mall's parking lot resulted in a teen being wounded. According to WPXI, the victim, also a teen, was struck in the lower abdomen after an exchange of gunfire while walking in the parking lot.
Witnesses initially believed to have been faced with an "active shooter situation," with multiple people reportedly firing shots near the mall's Dick's Sporting Goods store. First responders from the Ross Park Mall and additional officers from various jurisdictions were called to the scene amid multiple 911 calls. Despite the chaos, no suspects were initially found, but the area did yield multiple shell casings, as per a report from WTAE.
Both Scott and the victim are students at the same Pittsburgh Public Schools high school. The identification of Scott as the suspect came following a review of the mall's surveillance video, which authorities say shows Scott using a handgun with an extended magazine. Despite being charged, Scott has not been taken into custody as of the latest reports.
Additional information details that Scott and the victim had been a part of a group that dispersed before the shooting incident, later leading to the suspect allegedly returning with a firearm. Several shots hit vehicles in the parking lot, but investigators have yet to publicly clarify if more individuals besides Scott were involved in firing weapons.
The investigation of the incident remains ongoing, with police working to gather more evidence and determine the full scope of the event.
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