{"id":211631,"date":"2026-06-05T15:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/211631\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:14:08","slug":"16-year-old-charged-in-deadly-market-square-shooting-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/211631\/","title":{"rendered":"16-year-old charged in deadly Market Square shooting \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 A teenager has been arrested for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/police-respond-incident-market-square-1-person-taken-hospital\/HW6CRFOGQFAZNEB4EYSH7UPHBM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/police-respond-incident-market-square-1-person-taken-hospital\/HW6CRFOGQFAZNEB4EYSH7UPHBM\/\">a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh\u2019s Market Square<\/a> in May. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">B\u2019Jauhn Dankins, 16, 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.\u2028<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">On May 12, Pittsburgh Police were called to the 200 block of Forbes Avenue just after 11 p.m. When police arrived on scene, they found Terryll Little, 19, who had been shot twice in the chest. Officers rendered aid to him until medics arrived. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Previous coverage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/mayor-responds-2-deadly-shootings-pittsburgh-same-night\/ALSMBTIHKZHHBNBP5A5KACWE7I\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/mayor-responds-2-deadly-shootings-pittsburgh-same-night\/ALSMBTIHKZHHBNBP5A5KACWE7I\/\">Mayor responds to 2 deadly shootings in Pittsburgh on the same night<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Dankins is currently in the Allegheny County Jail and is being charged as an adult. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 A teenager has been arrested for a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh\u2019s Market Square in May. 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