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MOUNT OLIVER, Pa. — An 11-year-old boy was gunned down and his 16-year-old brother was critically wounded when someone knocked on the door of their western Pennsylvania home and began shooting when it was answered, authorities said Monday.
Police have not said whether they have identified a motive or a suspect in the shooting, which Allegheny County police Lt. Andrew Schurman said occurred at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday in Mount Oliver. The tiny borough is surrounded by Pittsburgh on all sides.
Other family members were home at the time but were not injured, Schurman said. He did not say who answered the door.
The 11-year-old, later identified by the county medical examiner as David McIntyre, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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That is so sad. I couldn't imagine that happening & to make it worse not know who or why. Smh
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This to me is every bit as senseless as the news that a long lost friend's youngest son was killed
in a car accident this past weekend, along with a friend of his that I didn't know. The family is asking for
help to finance the funeral, as they didn't have life insurance on the youth. I ponder that thought, openly.
Of course there was no life insurance on the child. He was in his teens, who insures a teenager? It would
have never occurred to me to do that when my kids were younger. It is simply unthinkable that a parent would
lose a child at such a young age. In this day and age, I am now wondering if all parents should insure their children.
That sounds so macabre to me, but the more we see, hear and read the news, the more that thought becomes
a very real possibility, and that scares me.
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I agree Mama! What kind of world do we live in ,where you can simply answer a knock on the door ,and this type of thing happens! I haven't heard anything else on this yet!
This morning on tv ,A high school football player was banned for saying a prayer on the field after the game! I think that answers a lot of questions ! Very sad!!
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Dori wrote:
I agree Mama! What kind of world do we live in ,where you can simply answer a knock on the door ,and this type of thing happens! I haven't heard anything else on this yet!
This morning on tv ,A high school football player was banned for saying a prayer on the field after the game! I think that answers a lot of questions ! Very sad!!
Please do let me know if you hear any more about this, as I don't generally get news from your neck of the
woods unless I hear it from you. It is very much appreciated.
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