A teenager was fatally shot outside a Pittsburgh school Wednesday, according to police.
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police said they responded to the call at 1:45 p.m. and found a 15-year-old male with at least one gunshot wound to the chest inside a school transport van in front of the Oliver Citywide Academy, according to a statement.
Police confirmed in a tweet before 5:30 p.m. that the victim had died at the hospital.
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“It’s obviously a concern for us at any location, but … at a school, that’s something we don’t want. We are going to do everything we can to find out who did it and bring them to justice,” Police Chief Scott Schubert said during a news conference.
The teenager was shot from outside the van, which had one other individual in it at the time of the shooting, though no one else was injured, according to police.
The Oliver Citywide Academy is a special education center for grades 3-12, according to the Pittsburgh Public Schools website.
Police are on scene after a shooting incident outside Oliver Citywide Academy. One male victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
Brighton Road is closed to traffic from Marshall to California.
The school is on lockdown.
Updates will be provided. pic.twitter.com/FzdmVp9b3V
— Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) January 19, 2022
UPDATE:
The school has reopened and Police are clearing the scene.
Brighton Road has reopened to traffic. https://t.co/4I5vydgwBT
— Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) January 19, 2022
Police Chief Scott Schubert addressed the media after a 15-year-old male was shot and critically injured outside Oliver Citywide Academy.
The investigation is ongoing.
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— Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) January 19, 2022
At 2:13 p.m., Pittsburgh Public Safety posted on Twitter that the school was on lockdown as police responded to the shooting. An hour later, it posted that the school had reopened and police were clearing the scene.
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey responded to the shooting on Twitter, writing, “Oliver Citywide Academy is in my prayers.”
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The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and police said they are searching for two suspects.
