SWISSVALE, Pa. (AP) - A man and a young boy have been killed in a shooting at a Pennsylvania home and three people have been arrested.
Allegheny County police say the shooting happened Tuesday afternoon in Swissvale, just outside of Pittsburgh. When officers arrived, they found a man dead and boy wounded. The boy later died at a hospital. The Allegheny County medical examiner identified them Wednesday as 29-year-old Walter Stewart Jr. and 7-year-old Jo Lawrence Stewart.
Police have charged 23-year-old Donavan Wilson, 26-year-old Brandon Barnett and 30-year-old Jacqua Barnett with two counts of homicide and conspiracy. It wasn’t immediately clear whether they have attorneys who can comment on the charges.
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Police say the shooting inside the home appears to have been an exchange of gunfire. Barnett was also hospitalized with injuries.
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