Police: Man accused of shooting at postal worker in Pittsburgh charged with shooting along McKnight Road on same day
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A man who is behind bars and accused of shooting at a mail carrier in Pittsburgh is now facing additional charges connected to a shooting along McKnight Road in Ross Township on the same day.
Twenty-eight-year-old Martinel Humphries is being held in the Allegheny County Jail on attempted homicide charges, accused of confronting a mail carrier in the city's Perry North neighborhood on Jan. 5.
Police say Humphries fired four shots at a mail carrier with an AK-47 following a confrontation along Waldorf Street. The mail carrier was not injured.
According to court paperwork, Humphries is also accused of being responsible for a shooting along McKnight Road just minutes later that resulted in two people being injured and multiple vehicles being hit with gunfire.
Police say he parked on Nelson Run Road, which is a side street off of McKnight Road and gives a height advantage over the road.
They say he got out of his car with an assault rifle and fired on two people who were standing outside their cars on the side of McKnight Road. One man was hit in the back and is recovering.
A car traveling north on McKnight was also in the line of fire and took a shot through the passenger side window. The woman in that car received minor injuries from the broken glass.
Another car parked on the side of the road was also hit by gunfire, and lastly, a car traveling southbound was also hit. Neither passenger in that car was hurt.
Humphries left the scene and drove to Oakdale Street in Pittsburgh, where he was arrested.
Police say surveillance video and forensic evidence of shell casings linked Humphries and the two scenes together.
Humphries is facing attempted homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and firearms charges in relation to the McKnight Road shooting incident.
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