Police: 1-Year-Old Boy Killed After Bullet Goes Through Window, 2 Walls

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Police say a 1-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head in Spring Hill.

(Photo Credit: KDKA's Ian Smith)

On Monday, police responded to the Three Rivers Manor apartment complex on Rhine Place after reports of shots fired just after 6 p.m. When officers arrived, they found the boy with a gunshot wound to the head.

Police officers drove the child to the hospital in critical condition. A public information officer says the child was driven by a police sergeant while two other officers worked in the back seat to control the bleeding.

The child was pronounced dead at the hospital, officials say. Police say the shots came from outside and traveled through a window and two walls before hitting the boy.

No arrests have been made. Police are investigating.

Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.

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