1 dead in Jeannette shooting; no arrest so far

A 43-year-old Jeannette man was fatally shot early Thursday, and investigators are trying to identify a suspect, according to police Chief Shannon Binda.

The shooting happened about 2:40 a.m. in a residential area near the intersection of Gaskill Avenue and North Seventh Street.

“We received a call of shots fired and a man laying in the roadway,” Binda said.

Officers performed CPR, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene, Binda said. The man, who has not been identified publicly, was shot several times.

Late Thursday morning, a strip of police tape remained next to an abandoned schoolhouse. Knocks on several doors in the area went unanswered.

“We don’t believe it’s just a random shooting,” Binda said. “We believe that the victim knew the actor or actors.”

No charges had been filed as of Thursday afternoon in the homicide investigation. Binda said there was not a suspect in custody. Westmoreland County detectives are helping with the investigation.

“We’re unsure at this time the motive behind the shooting,” he said.

It’s the second shooting in the city in the past eight days.

On April 7, two boys were shot on Locust Street. One was shot in the hand and the other in the thigh. No arrests have been made. Police said that shooting stemmed from an ongoing argument between the two juveniles.