PITCAIRN, Pa. — A teen has been charged in connection with a shooting that left two other teens dead in Pitcairn.
Isiah McCarthy of Pitcairn and Tyrant Sutton of Clairton, both 16, were declared deceased at a hospital after they were shot near Wall Avenue and Eleanor Street in June.
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On Wednesday, the Allegheny County Police Department announced charges against Jamon Brookins, 16, of Wilmerding.
He was identified as a suspect through witness interviews and surveillance video, police say.
Court documents released on Wednesday said Brookins initially denied any involvement in the double shooting in Pitcairn but later told police he was there. Text messages show that an unidentified minor had agreed to purchase two guns from McCarthy, according to a criminal complaint.
Brookins told police he went along to make sure no one got robbed, but the situation escalated, and a struggle ensued. Police say Brookins shot Sutton twice, then shot McCarthy as he was attempting to run away.
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Police said he was taken into custody without incident and is being held at the Allegheny County Jail.
He faces two charges of criminal homicide and a charge of robbery.
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