Curious Teen Goes to Check Out Gunfire, Gets Shot in Shoulder: Cops

A curious teenager was shot in the shoulder after he went looking for the source of gunfire he heard Monday night, police said.

The 15-year-old was in a Fairmont Avenue alley when he heard shots ring out about 8:40 p.m. He decided to investigate, police said, and he cut between two houses to get onto Fairmont so he could see what was afoot.

A newer-model white pickup truck sped at the teen and he turned on his heel and made a run for it. He heard more gunshots and took a bullet to his shoulder blade.

The wounded teen sought refuge in a Fairmont Avenue residence. Officers called to the shooting found him in the living room of the house.

The front doors of two houses and a back tire on a parked, unoccupied Ford Escape were also hit by bullets. The shooter remains at large.