By: KDKA-TV News Staff
MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — A teen was shot and killed overnight in McKeesport.
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Allegheny County Police say the 18-year-old was found on Sole Street just before 2 a.m. Saturday.
Dontae McKenith was pronounced dead at the scene.
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During an investigation, police say they found evidence that Dontae McKenith and 16-year-old Phillip Payne were handling a handgun.
Payne allegedly then turned the gun on McKenith and shot him.
Police accuse Payne of fleeing the crime scene originally, but that he later turned himself in to authorities around 8 a.m. Saturday.
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He is facing charges of Criminal Homicide and Firearm Offenses and will be held at the Allegheny County Jail.
Source: Police: 16-Year-Old Arrested In Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old In McKeesport – CBS Pittsburgh
