Police investigating after two shootings in Uniontown
Two separate shooting incidents in Uniontown Tuesday afternoon left one man dead and two others injured.
Uniontown police public information officer Tom Kolencik said they were first dispatched to the 30 block of Dunlap Street shortly after 2 p.m. Officers found Joshua Stevens suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Stevens, 33, of Uniontown, was transported to WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:27 p.m., according to Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker.
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Kolencik asks that anyone with information contact the department. According to Kolencik, it is possible there were multiple witnesses to the shooting.
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Kolencik said he personally knows Stevens无毛视频� family, describing them as being involved in the community.
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Fayette County District Attorney Michael Aubele said they identified a vehicle and suspect that may have been involved. According to Aubele, some witnesses have described Stevens as the aggressor.
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At about 3:30 p.m. police heard multiple gunshots ring out near the scene of the fatal shooting.
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According to state police, the shooting occurred at the intersection of Liberty and Varndell streets. Troopers were flagged down near the intersection of Carlisle Street and Searight Avenue where there was a vehicle with two men who had been injured in the shooting.
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Police said the vehicle had been struck by multiple bullets. The men were transported to Uniontown Hospital, and are currently in stable condition. Officials have not identified the shooting victims.
Aubele acknowledged that two shootings occurring in broad daylight, close both in time and proximity, is alarming to Uniontown residents.
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Uniontown police continue to investigate the shooting of Stevens while state police are taking the lead on investigating the second shooting. It was not immediately clear if the incidents are related.
State police ask that anyone with information contact the Uniontown barracks at 724-439-7111. Charges had not been filed in connection to either incident prior to Wednesday无毛视频檚 deadline.
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