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Fatal Downtown Pittsburgh Shooting: New Info Emerges

A suspect has been arrested in the deadly shooting of a person of one of Downtown Pittsburgh's busiest spots.

PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh police have arrested a teen suspect in connection with a fatal shooting in Downtown's Market Square area last month.

On May 12, authorities were called to the 200 block of Forbes Avenue just after 11 p.m. First responders found Terryl Little, 19, had been shot multiple times in the chest.

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He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died the next day.

According to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials, Violence Prevention Unit and Fugitive Apprehension Unit detectives arrested B’Jauhn Dankins, 16, in connection with the incident.



He is charged with criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm by a minor, person not to possess and tampering with evidence.

 He was transported to the Allegheny County Jail.

It's unclear what connection, if any, existed between Little and Jenkins.

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