Allegheny Co. Police Investigating Fatal Turtle Creek Shooting
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
TURTLE CREEK (KDKA) -- Homicide detectives from the Allegheny County Police Department are investigating a shooting in Turtle Creek that left one person dead.
Just after 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, Allegheny County 911 dispatchers were notified of a shooting in the 300 block of Mortimer Avenue.
NOW: Allegheny County Homicide Detectives are invetsating a fatal shooting in Turtle Creek.
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Police say a 24-year-old male was shot and killed in the 300 block of Mortimer Avenue around 5:15am. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/I8eyoX5lbq
First responders found a 24-year-old man, Nigel Broadus, who had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to Allegheny County Police, a 28-year-old woman called 911 and said she had shot Broadus, her boyfriend, because he was assaulting her. Investigators say there was evidence found of a domestic incident and that reportedly Broadus had threatened to kill the woman with her legally-owned firearm before she found it first and shot him.
The investigation is not completed yet, and the Allegheny County District Attorney's office will determine if any charges are warranted.
Stay with KDKA for more details on this developing story.