Arnold boy's November shooting death was accident, medical examiner rules
A 15-year-boy died after accidentally shooting himself at a Harrison residence in November, according to a ruling issued Monday by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Machi Douthett was pronounced dead at 8:50 p.m. Nov. 10 at a house on Spruce Street, the medical examiner’s office said. An obituary for Douthett said he lived in Arnold.
Allegheny County Police said Douthett had been playing with a 9mm handgun that had been reported stolen from Jeannette. How he got the gun is still under investigation, police said.
No one else was hurt in the incident.
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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