20-year-old in Somerset County arrested after shooting father in stomach during fight
JENNER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - A 20-year-old is in custody after shooting his father in Somerset County.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, 20-year-old Mason Jack is facing charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, and harassment.
On Wednesday, just after 2 p.m., state police were called to the home on Demarco Road on reports of a shooting during a domestic altercation.
Once they arrived, they found a 47-year-old man who had been shot in the stomach. First responders performed life-saving measures and were able to get him to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - his condition was not made available.
An investigation found that the 20-year-old Jack and his father were involved in a fight that led to Jack firing a single shot from a .357 magnum revolver which struck his father in the stomach.
Jack was taken into custody and he was arraigned and remanded to the Somerset County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail.
He will have a preliminary hearing on October 18.
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