A teenage boy was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Monessen.
Police say the 16-year-old was shot in the head sitting in a car near the intersection of Rostraver Street and Linden Avenue a few minutes after 4 p.m.
Monessen's police chief said the boy was alert and conscious when he was flown to UPMC Children's Hospital.
Monessen City schools are operating on a Flexible Instruction Day Wednesday due to the shooting.