17-year-old boy charged with attempted homicide in connection to Duquesne shooting

Police arrested a 17-year-old boy Friday in connection to a Duquesne shooting that sent a man to the hospital in critical condition two weeks ago, officials said.

Terril Leverett was taken into custody at Allegheny County Jail after officials served an arrest warrant at his home, Allegheny County Police Lt. Venerando Costa said. Officials did not say where Leverett lives.

He is awaiting arraignment on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and gun violations.

On Feb. 16, emergency dispatchers received a report of a man shot just after 12:30 p.m. near the 600 block of Grant Avenue in Duquesne, police said.

Officials learned the 19-year-old shooting victim drove himself to a nearby hospital.

He was shot multiple times but survived the injuries, Venerando said.

County homicide detectives initially said they believed the shooting happened after the 19-year-old man approached two men on Grant Avenue. During a conversation, one of the men pulled out a handgun and shot him.

The motive for the shooting remains unclear.

Officials asked anyone with information about the incident to call the county police tipline at (833) 255-8477 (833-ALL-TIPS).