Two teens arrested for shooting of young girl in Homewood

Ryan Dickinson
Police have arrested two people in connection with the December 5, 2022 shooting that critically injured a juvenile female in the 7000 block of Frankstown Avenue.

PITTSBURGH, PA – Detectives with the Pittsburgh Police Department have announced the arrest of two 16-year-old males in connection with a Monday shooting of a young girl.

Police said the shooting took place in the 7000 block of Frankstown Avenue in the Homewood neighborhood on Monday. When they arrived, police learned that a teen girl was shot in the abdomen. Police linked the shooting to a fight between two girls earlier in the day.

The teen victim is in critical condition in the hospital. Jac

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James Acklin and Raymur Sicklesmith, both 16, shot the girl because she was identified as being in a fight with their sister earlier in the day, according to police.


The girl was hit in a hail of five or six gunshots, according to witnesses. Both are charged as adults under Act 33 and are being held in Allegheny County Jail.


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