Duquesne Univ. Officer Arrests Pittsburgh Shooting SuspectMan Shot In Pittsburgh's Uptown Neighborhood OvernightPOSTED: 7:42 am EST November 22,
2008 PITTSBURGH -- A man suspected in a fatal shooting overnight in Pittsburgh's Uptown neighborhood is in police custody Saturday.A Duquesne University police officer patrolling in the 1300 block of Watson Street said he saw a man firing a gun while running down the street, investigators said. The officer pursued the man and detained him in a wooded area on Our Way.Pittsburgh police took the man into custody and later recovered a stolen gun. Pittsburgh police identified the man as Jonathan Brown, 27, of Pittsburgh, who was charged with criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license, receiving stolen property, recklessly endangering another person and resisting arrest.Detectives said Brown was involved in a fight with Donnell Jones Jr., 27, of Pittsburgh, just after 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of Watson and Stevenson streets.Police said Brown shot Jones during the fight and tried to run away. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene.A motive was not immediately specified. Related Links: More County News Add Us To Your iGoogle Or My Yahoo Page | Download Our Free Desktop Alert For Breaking News Copyright 2008 by ThePittsburghChannel. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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