Teenage girl shot in Duquesne, police say

DUQUESNE, Pa. — A teenage girl was shot inside a home in Duquesne Tuesday afternoon. Allegheny County 911 dispatchers tell Channel 11 that police and medics were called to South 7th Street near Kennedy Avenue just after 3:30 p.m.

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The Allegheny County Police Department said first responders found the 13-year-old girl inside the home with a gunshot wound. Police say she was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.

Arthur Rhone lives a couple of doors down from the home and saw the ambulance pull up.

“They pulled her out of the house, and it looked bad to me,” Rhone said. “I hope she makes it. I’m praying for her.”

Rhone said he heard the gunshot.

“It sounded like a board hitting the ground, smack. It was in the house, so that’s what it sounded like, a board hitting the ground,” he said. “Then the next thing I know, I see kids running into the house.”

Detectives were on the street for hours interviewing neighbors and collecting evidence, trying to figure out how it all happened.

The teen’s father told Channel 11 that his daughter was home with her brother and sister at the time of the shooting.

Close family friends said she is a good girl and called this a horrible accident.

“I don’t know where the gun came from,” Rhone said. “I don’t know who had the gun in their hand. All I know is the girl got shot and she’s in terrible condition.”

The girl’s father said she was out of surgery around 6:30 p.m.

The Duquesne City School District superintendent told Channel 11 the girl is not one of their students and was visiting her dad’s home in the city.

Meantime, county police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call the tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.

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