One dead, three injured after early morning shooting in Coraopolis
CORAOPOLIS (KDKA) - Allegheny County police are investigating after a shooting inside a Coraopolis bar left a man dead and three others injured early Saturday morning.
Christina Solomon just got home from work when she heard the sound of four to five shots.
"Pop, pop, pop," Solomon said. "My daughter ran downstairs, screaming about gunshots."
She looked outside to see people frantically running out of the back of the Steel Shaker bar off 4th Avenue.
"It was kind of like a horrific scene," Solomon said.
Then she saw someone on the ground in the alley. Renee Dunseath did, too.
"There were people sitting down around the person," Dunseath said.
Police said they were called to respond to the area just before 2 a.m. for a shooting. When first responders arrived, they found a man dead and three others hurt by bullets: two men and a woman. They were taken to the hospital in stable condition.
The medical examiner identified the man who died as 35-year-old Anthony Johnson Jr. of Aliquippa.
Hours later, through the window, you could see a bar in disarray, with damage to a TV and chairs and tables knocked over.
"It was scary because I've got five kids here, and it's in the middle of the night," Solomon said. "God only knows if somebody ran around the corner and started shooting towards my house."
"I feel a little uneasy, to be honest," Dunseath said.
People in the neighborhood told KDKA that new owners took over the business about a year ago, but they've been concerned about the spot for years.
"It has been getting dangerous, like, this is too much, people getting shot," Solomon said.
Solomon hopes something changes, knowing the current owners herself.
"It's kind of sad that people are bringing this kind of activity at their establishment because the people are nice," Solomon said. "They can't control how people act."
Outside the bar, there's a sign that says, 'No firearms or weapons allowed.'
KDKA reached out to the bar for comment but hasn't heard back at this time.
Police said there remains no danger to the public. They identified all individuals involved in the shooting, and detectives are completing their investigation to submit to the district attorney's office for a charging determination. However, they did not confirm whether a suspect is in custody and, if so, their identification.
If you have any information about what happened, you're asked to call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
