PITTSBURGH, Penn. (KDKA/CBS Newspath/WKRC) – Police said a 12-year-old boy was stabbed inside a McDonald’s in Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon.
Officers arrested 51-year-old Charles Edward Turner in connection with the stabbing. He’s facing several charges, including criminal attempted homicide.
The child was taken to the hospital in critical condition. A criminal complaint states that a doctor upgraded his condition to stable. It also said a black and yellow box cutter was recovered from the scene and a piece of razor blade that broke off the box cutter was recovered where the stabbing happened.
“It’s really quite a tragic thing on a beautiful Saturday downtown,” said Cara Cruz, the Deputy Public Information Officer for the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department.
Police said the 12-year-old boy was stabbed in the neck inside McDonald’s on Liberty Avenue and Stanwix Street just after 2:00 p.m. Saturday. Cruz said the child was standing in line with his family when the incident happened.
“He was with his family, he was standing in line, they had just zipped in for one quick thing,” Cruz said.
People walking in the busy downtown area were shocked and scared when they heard the news.
“I think it’s terrible that something like that can happen,” said Anthony Benson, who just moved to Pittsburgh from Philadelphia.
“We’re here all the time, people are here all the time, it’s scary, very scary and a child -- that’s...
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2 comments:
yes virginia. there are racist monsters loose in the world. that why you always remember your "abc's"
You also NEED to teach your family self-defense, especially with our politicians coming for ANY tool that can be used to help. Expect that we'll see things similar to the UK where carrying pepper spray is the same crime as carrying an illegal firearm.
My sons have been taking Jujitsu for ten years now. If this POS had tried that on my 11 year old, he likely would have been knocked unconscious with a vicious throw-likely by his 15 year old brother. That is if he is lucky because Dad isn't going to be nearly as charitable.
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