15 Year Old Killed In Pittsburgh School Shooting

May 24, 2023 4:10 am

PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – A student is dead and another is in custody following a shooting outside of Oliver Citywide Academy in Pittsburgh Wednesday morning. A ShotSpotter alert was received around 7:25 a.m. for 11 rounds total in the area of the school, located at 2323 Brighton Road in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. Responding officers found the victim, identified as Derrick Harris, 15, with gunshot wounds and immediately began rendering aid, according to Cmdr. Richard Ford of Pittsburgh police. Harris was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but later died. Another officer saw the potential suspect running from the scene with a gun and took him into custody. The suspect was later identified as Jamier Perry, 15. He has been charged with criminal homicide, possession of firearm by minor and firearms not to be carried without a license. He’s currently being housed in the Allegheny County Jail.