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Man charged with homicide in deadly August Mt. Oliver shooting

Man charged with homicide in deadly August Mt. Oliver shooting
Man charged with homicide in deadly August Mt. Oliver shooting 00:28

MT. OLIVER, Pa. (KDKA) — A man has been charged with homicide after one person was killed in a shooting in the borough of Mt. Oliver over the summer.

Allegheny County police said officials were notified of a shooting on Dawes Street around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 30. First responders found a man sitting in the front seat of a car who was shot in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

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Timothy Coates was shot and killed on Aug. 30, 2022 in Mt. Oliver.  STK Embrace Life Media

The victim was later identified by the medical examiner's office as 20-year-old Timothy Coates. 

On Dec. 26, police arrested 22-year-old Daleron Newman of Pittsburgh. Newman, who was in the Allegheny County Jail on unrelated charges, was charged with criminal homicide in connection with the shooting. 

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