An agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shot an adolescent in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, on Thursday night, town’s mayor mentioned.
The capturing occurred on Waugaman Street on the Linmar Terrace housing advanced round 6:20 p.m., officers mentioned.
Aliquippa Mayor Dwan B. Walker mentioned an ATF agent shot the boy, who’s an Aliquippa High School scholar.
Sources informed KDKA that the boy was shot within the head.
District Superintendent Dr. Phillip Woods confirmed that the boy, whose title hasn’t been launched, was 17 years previous. His situation is unclear presently.
Woods mentioned {that a} Trauma Support Team can be on-site on the Junior/Senior High School on Friday throughout scholar arrival and the district may have sources all through the day as wanted for college students.
In a press release Thursday evening, Pennsylvania State Police mentioned ATF and FBI brokers “working in a joint investigation” have been concerned within the capturing. It was not instantly clear why the businesses have been in Aliquippa, and extra particulars surrounding the capturing weren’t instantly launched by authorities.
A neighbor described an emotional and tense scene in Beaver County, highlighted by a big police presence.
A photograph of the scene confirmed no less than 9 police automobiles close to the place the capturing occurred. Witnesses mentioned they heard a number of gunshots.
Photo Credit: KDKA 
“We’re annoyed as a result of we do not need this to be a brand new regular,” resident Sandra Pope mentioned.
The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the capturing. The ATF mentioned in a press release that it’s “supporting” the investigation “as wanted.”
“We’re asking for readability and tranquility,” Walker mentioned. “We’re asking folks to go looking their interior self, take a deep breath, get all of the details earlier than you snap to judgment and fast to punish.”
Walker added that he’s praying for the sufferer and his household.
