An agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shot a teenager in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, on Thursday evening, the city's mayor said.

The shooting happened on Waugaman Street at the Linmar Terrace housing complex around 6:20 p.m., officials said.

Aliquippa Mayor Dwan B. Walker said an ATF agent shot the boy, who is an Aliquippa High School student. District Superintendent Dr. Phillip Woods confirmed that the boy who was shot was 17 years old.

"As of 11:00 p.m., the identity and condition of the victim have not been confirmed," Dr. Woods said in a statement.

In a statement Thursday night, Pennsylvania State Police said ATF and FBI agents "working in a joint investigation" were involved in the shooting. It was not immediately clear why the agencies were in Aliquip

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