ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA — The Allegheny County Police Department has charged two teenagers, 17-year-old Matthew Hooper and 15-year-old Kevin Johnson Jr., as adults following a shooting incident where they reportedly exchanged gunfire, resulting in injuries to both parties.
Detectives have charged both Hooper and Johnson with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a minor. The decision to charge the teenagers as adults underscores the severity of the incident, as both sustained injuries during the exchange. Further details about the circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation by county police.