Suspect In Custody After Woman Killed, Man Injured In Kennedy Twp. Shooting
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
KENNEDY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) -- An investigation is underway after a woman was killed and a man was injured in a shooting in Kennedy Township.
According to Allegheny County Police, dispatchers were notified of a shooting along Pine Hollow Road around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night.
Police say that first responders found a man and woman at the scene who had both been shot.
Both people were taken to a nearby hospital. The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital, while the man was last listed in stable condition.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the woman as 35-year-old Deprincess Perkins of Pittsburgh.
During the county police's investigation, it was learned a verbal altercation took place inside of the Kennedy Lanes and continued outside in the parking lot and led to shots fired.
County homicide detectives identified the shooter as 19-year-old Malik Smith of Pittsburgh.
He was arrested and is facing charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and carrying a firearm without a license.
Smith is being housed at the Allegheny County Jail.