Clairton man suspected in deadly Pitcairn shooting arrested
A Clairton man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a fatal shooting Jan. 2 in Pitcairn.
Daniel Kelly, 21, of Clairton, faces a homicide charge and weapons violations, the sheriff’s office said.
The victim, Nekye Smith, had been shot in the head around 4 p.m. in the 400 block of Robinson Street and died at Forbes Regional Trauma Center, police said.
A warrant for Kelly’s arrest was issued Jan. 5, according to court records.
The sheriff’s office said Kelly was arrested Wednesday morning by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Fugitive Squad in Pittsburgh. He surrendered and was taken into custody without incident, the sheriff’s office said.
A preliminary hearing date had not yet been scheduled.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
Remove the ads from your TribLIVE reading experience but still support the journalists who create the content with TribLIVE Ad-Free.