Man Charged In Fatal Homewood Shooting
HOMEWOOD (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Police have filed charges against a man accused in a shooting that happened in Homewood back in May.
Police say it happened just before 11 p.m. on May 28 in an alley off of Frankstown Avenue.
Lavarr Peters Jr., 19, is charged with criminal homicide and carrying a weapon without a license. He is currently being held in Allegheny County Jail on unrelated charges.
Peters is accused of shooting Donovan Goodwine in the head on Forest Way.
Police were alerted to the shooting by the ShotSpotter notification system.
Two witnesses came forward to police during the investigation.
One witness sent police an Instagram video where the suspect is seen "confessing" the murder. Another witness said he saw Peters the day of the shooting and said he was "acting weird" and shaking.
When asked if he was okay, Peters allegedly said that he was "missing a bullet out of his gun."
When asked to explain further, he allegedly brought the witnesses to the alley where the murder had just happened to show the witness.
He told that witness it was all over some marijuana. He said that the victim wanted to buy some off of him, but then tried to steal it and ran away.
The investigation is ongoing.
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