Teen shot in back while driving in Aliquippa
A 16-year-old boy was in critical but stable condition after being shot in Aliquippa Tuesday night, according to state police.
State police did not release the name of the boy from Aliquippa, who was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh with a gunshot wound to the back.
The shooting happened shortly before 11 p.m. in the area of 300 Superior Avenue at the Valley Terrace housing complex.
According to state police, the teen was driving a vehicle when he was shot, after which he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into an embankment.
Police were continuing to investigate.
Brian C. Rittmeyer, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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