17-year-old found shot in Turtle Creek
A 17-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound to the lower leg in Turtle Creek Tuesday night, according to Allegheny County police.
Officers initially were called to Route 30 near Warren Drive in North Versailles at 9:40 p.m. for a report of shots fired, according to authorities. Nineteen minutes later, first responders were summoned to Maple Avenue in Turtle Creek — 2 1/2 miles away from the original call — where they found the wounded boy.
He was hospitalized and is expected to be OK, police said. A vehicle with gunshot holes was found in Turtle Creek.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.
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