Police: Student Arrested in Shooting Death of Another Student Outside Pittsburgh School

Police: Student Arrested in Shooting Death of Another Student Outside Pittsburgh School
The entrance to Oliver Citywide Academy is empty after a shooting in Pittsburgh on May 24, 2023. Justin Vellucci/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP
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PITTSBURGH—A student was taken into custody in the shooting death of another student early Wednesday just outside a school in Pittsburgh shortly before classes were due to start, police said.

Police said the shooting happened just before 7:30 a.m. by the front steps of Oliver Citywide Academy. Officers found the victim with gunshot wounds in front of the school and gave first aid, Major Crimes Commander Richard Ford told reporters at the scene.