Police arrested six teenagers Saturday evening at a Clairton home after a lifeguard was shot at the municipal pool.
Channel 11 saw the juveniles handcuffed and waiting for officers to execute a search warrant at the home on School Street.
4th Clairton shooting in a month. Sources say a kid was shot while swimming in a public pool. Police caught the shooter as he escaped. pic.twitter.com/omZEJ83LGY
— Erin Clarke (@ErinClarkeWPXI) June 9, 2018
Police believe one of the teens in custody shot the teenage lifeguard at around 5:15 p.m.
The boy was shot while in the pool. Sources told Channel 11 he didn’t immediately realize he had been hit. Others came to his aid, pressing gauze on the gunshot wound.
The suspected shooter, another teen, took off. But police say he didn’t make it far.
CLAIRTON POOL SHOOTING: We are talking to police in the city right now to learn the victim's condition. We'll let you know as soon as we do: https://t.co/nWcGuXl6Tl pic.twitter.com/hRTJeL9pAJ
— WPXI (@WPXI) June 9, 2018
Witnesses alerted police to the alleged shooter’s identity and where he may have been headed. Officers caught up with him as he was running into the School Street house, about two miles away.
They took him and five other teenagers into custody for questioning.
The victim was taken to a local hospital for surgery. His condition was not immediately released.
Sources: Juvenile shooter ran into home on School St after shooting a kid in a pool. Suspect has been arrested. pic.twitter.com/NgcWUgJG8Q
— Erin Clarke (@ErinClarkeWPXI) June 9, 2018
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