State Police: Argument Leads To Fatal Shooting In Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE (KDKA) -- Police in Fayette County are investigating after a man was fatally shot during an argument overnight.
The shooting happened just before 1 a.m. Tuesday in the Snowden Terrace housing complex in Brownsville.
According to a State Police sergeant, the incident began as an argument between six to eight people. The suspect, who has not been identified, pulled out a gun and started shooting in the air. Multiple shots were fired, and people ran as the gunfire rang out.
Police say the victim was shot in a grassy area, between two of the buildings in the complex. He is identified as 28-year-old Taekwon Commodore of Republic, Pennsylvania.
Officials say his friends took him to the Brownsville Police Department. Paramedics then took him from there to a hospital in Uniontown where he was pronounced dead.
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It's not known if Commodore lived in the housing complex.
State police are interviewing witnesses; and so far, there's no word on any suspects.
Brownsville Police are assisting State Police with the investigation.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact State Police in Belle Vernon at 724-929-6262.