Morning Roundup: Man hospitalized after Bloomfield shooting; fire destroys Cook Township home

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Oct. 2:

Man hospitalized after Bloomfield shooting

A man was hospitalized early Monday after a shooting outside a Bloomfield business.

Pittsburgh police from Zone 5 responded to the 4900 block of Yew Street at about 2 a.m. for a ShotSpotter alert for multiple rounds fired, police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said.

Police found a man with a gunshot wound to the “lower trunk area” in the 600 block of South Millvale Avenue, Cruz said. First responders took him to an area hospital in stable condition.

Two vehicles also were struck by gunfire, Cruz said.

Police are investigating.

Medical examiner: Allegheny County Jail inmate choked on paper towel

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner Office has determined a 59-year-old Allegheny County Jail inmate died in the prison this summer after choking on a paper towel in his upper airway.

Douglas Bonomo of McKeesport was found unresponsive at about 7 a.m. July 23 at the Downtown jail, the examiner said. He died about 20 minutes later.

The death was ruled an accident.

Bonomo had been an inmate at the jail on Second Avenue since Jan. 11. Brentwood police had charged him Jan. 10 with theft, disorderly conduct, retail theft, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief. His non-jury trial was scheduled to begin Aug. 24.

Bonomo had been housed in the county jail’s mental health unit after courts decided in April to commit him to Torrance State Hospital in Derry, Warden Orlando Harper said. He was one of 31 inmates at the jail awaiting a transfer to Torrance.

Fire destroys Cook Township home

A fire destroyed a Westmoreland County home on Sunday night.

Firefighters responded to the 4100 block of Main Street in Cook Township at about 6:40 p.m. Sunday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE.

No injuries were reported, WTAE said. There was indication Monday on what sparked the fire.