Teen With Gun Arrested Outside Duquesne School

September 02, 2025 |

By Tom Leturgey | Posted in: Crime and Police News, Duquesne News

A juvenile is in custody after carrying a firearm outside of Duquesne City School around dismissal on Tuesday.

Duquesne assistant police Chief Karra Vance told city officials about the incident at Tuesday night’s council meeting.

Speaking via Zoom, Vance said school personnel spotted the unidentified male on security cameras walking up and down the street outside the school, just before students were to be let out around 3 p.m.

School security and city police arrived and questioned the suspect. He is described by sources as a 13-year-old former student at Duquesne who now lives in West Mifflin.

“It could have been a bad situation,” said Duquesne police Chief Tom Shaw after the general meeting. “None of the kids were in immediate danger.”

He also noted that on the heels of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minnesota last week, “this isn’t a Duquesne thing. It’s everywhere.”

NV Twp. Receives $50K Playground Grant

September 02, 2025 |

By T.J. Martin | Posted in: North Versailles Twp. News

North Versailles Twp. is among the recipients of a group of state grants totaling $445,000 recently announced by State Sen. Nick Pisciottano.

Most of the grants are for police or fire departments in the state senator’s 45th District. The North Versailles grant, however, is one of two recreation grants among those announced.

The grant for $50,000 is for playground equipment which replaced outdated equipment at Washington Road Park. The new equipment has already been installed and only grass reseeding remains in the renovation of the park, according to a borough official.