Teenage boy charged in connection with Homewood South shooting

Police detectives are investigating two shootings that happened a short time apart in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods located not far from one another.

Pittsburgh Public Safety said that officers from Zone 5 were called to the area of Rosedale Street in the city's Homewood South neighborhood just before 7:30 p.m. on Monday after receiving ShotSpotter alerts for a total of 15 rounds.

Police who arrived at the scene said they found a teenage boy who had been shot in the upper thigh. The boy, who police later said in court paperwork was 14 years old, was taken to the hospital by medics and was last said to be in stable condition, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. 

Witnesses told police that a group of around 10 young people were gathered in the street before the shooting took place. 

Police said that two people were seen leaving the area after the shooting took place. Both were stopped by officers a few blocks away and were taken in for questioning.

According to court records, one of those two individuals, identified as Jaison Martin, 16, has been charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and firearms charges in connection with the shooting.

Police said in court paperwork that after he was detained by police, Martin said he was defending himself after being shot at by people who came out of a house in the area.

Court records show that bail was denied for Martin and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for the second week of April. 

Second shooting investigation underway in Larimer 

A short time later, officers from Zone 5 were also called to the city's Larimer neighborhood for a ShotSpotter alert in the area of Mayflower Street.

When police arrived in the area, they said they found a man who had been shot in the stomach.

The man was taken to the hospital by medics in critical condition and was taken in for surgery, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. 

Public Safety officials said that officers found a crime scene behind Mayflower Street along Emans Way and that the Mobile Crime Unit found shell casings while processing the scene and that no arrests have been made.

Detectives from the police bureau's Violent Crime Unit are investigating both of the shootings. 

Officials didn't give any indication whether or not the shootings could be related.