Police: Woman drove away after Finleyville shooting victim fell out of her car
FINLEYVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A woman is accused of driving away after police said a shooting victim later found dead fell out of her car in Finleyville.
Police said they were called to Bob's Tavern on Route 88 for shots fired around 1 a.m. Monday and found the body of 29-year-old Jaisen Irwin on Washington Avenue a short time later. Investigators found evidence of a firearm being discharged and parts of a car in the bar's parking lot.
According to the criminal complaint, Maurissa Spencer's black Dodge Charger was found with multiple bullet holes in the passenger side at Tuscany Estates in Union Township later that morning.
Police said Irwin's brother called investigators and said after a fight forced Jim's Bar in Monongahela to close early, the crowd moved to Bob's Tavern.
The criminal complaint said when police interviewed Spencer, she admitted that Irwin was in the passenger seat of her car and fell out while she was driving but she didn't stop. Sources told KDKA-TV that Irwin was shot three times and ran to Spencer's car to get away.
Sources added that they believe the shooting could be in retaliation to a homicide that happened in Monessen 10 years ago. In that case, police said Irwin was attacked in 2012 by a group of people who believed Irwin told authorities they were responsible for another man's death.
Spencer is facing multiple charges related to Monday's events, including recklessly endangering another person and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Police are still pursuing all leads and have conducted at least two search warrants. One search warrant was served in Donora, where residents in the area reported multiple police cars and a SWAT team on Thompson Avenue on Tuesday night.
"They all up the street and down the street with automatic weapons. They came to that house right there," a woman could be heard saying in a video shared with KDKA-TV.
State police were seen at Bob's Tavern on Wednesday searching for evidence. The Washington County District Attorney's Office is now investigating the case.
