Pittsburgh Police from Zone 5 received a ShotSpotter alert for five rounds fired in the1200 block of Mohler Street just before 8:50 p.m.
A short time later, a 14-year-old male victim arrived by private means to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the ankle. He was in stable condition.
The exact location of the incident is not known at this time, as evidence of a crime scene was not immediatley located.
VCU detectives are investigating.