Police are seeking information after a 12-year-old boy was shot in Rankin early Sunday morning.
The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. at an apartment in Hawkins Village Housing Plan, according to police.
UPDATE: According to county police, it was a 12-year-old boy who was shot in Hawkins Village, in a drive-by shooting. pic.twitter.com/pZHAbrOYxx
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Allegheny County Police homicide detectives responded to the scene and said it appeared the shots were fired from a dark-colored SUV or crossover in a "drive-by type shooting."
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Neighbors told Channel 11 the boy was shot while he was sleeping on the couch.
The child was transported to the hospital, police said. He is in stable condition with injuries that are not life-threatening.
Police said the motive is still unclear and they have no information on the shooter.
The shooting victim attends school in the Woodland Hills School District. The district released the following statement:
We are aware of the incident in Rankin in which one of our students was injured due to an act of violence. We have mobilized all of our resources in all of our buildings to provide necessary counseling and support for the entire student body. Our thoughts go out to the family and the entire Woodland Hills community as they recover from this traumatic event.
Anybody who heard or saw any of the events surrounding the shooting is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 412-473-1300.
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