YOUNGSTOWN — A boy, 15, was charged Thursday with attempted murder in connection to the shooting of another 15-year-old boy Tuesday in the parking lot of a plaza in the 2700 block of South Avenue.

Youngstown City School District issued a press release Tuesday stating both boys were students at the Wilson Alternative School and Virtual Academy, which is a block east of the location of the shooting.

The Youngstown Police Department stated Thursday in a news release a boy was detained and interviewed about the shooting and then taken to the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center, charged with attempted murder.

The identity of the boy was determined through canvassing the neighborhoods around the incident and speaking with witnesses, “as well as maintaining a continual flow of dialogue with” the school district, the release states.

“The Youngstown Police Department wants to once again emphasize that violence, especially when committed by juveniles, has no place in our community and will be aggressively investigated and prosecuted,” the release states.

“This quick arrest was possible not just because of the work by law enforcement but because of the cooperation by those in the community who also wish to see an end to this cycle of violence.”

The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting.

It is not believed the gun was with the shooter during school, as they passed through a metal detector.