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Police investigating deadly shooting at home of suspect accused of pulling gun on Pennsylvania pastor

Police investigating connection between deadly shooting and man who pulled gun on pastor at Pennsylv
Police investigating connection between deadly shooting and man who pulled gun on pastor at Pennsylv 02:10

NORTH BRADDOCK, Pa. (KDKA) -- A man was found shot to death inside of the Pennsylvania home where another man accused of trying to shoot a pastor during a church sermon lives. 

The shooting happened inside of a home along Stokes Avenue in North Braddock.

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Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death inside a home in North Braddock. KDKA's Ricky Sayer

Police say that officers from the Eastern Regional Mon Valley Police Department were called about a shooting around 8 p.m. and when they arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot to death.  

The victim has been identified as 56-year-old Derek Polite.

According to police, Bernard Polite, the man accused of trying to shoot a pastor during a sermon in North Braddock earlier in the day, lives at the home. It's unclear if he was responsible for the shooting or if he has any connection to the crime.

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