October shooting in McKees Rocks claims 2nd life
A McKees Rocks woman who was one of four people shot Oct. 26 in the borough died Sunday, marking the incident’s second fatality.
Dominique Smith, 38, was pronounced dead about 11:05 a.m. in an area hospital, the Allegheny County Medical Examiners’ Office said.
Smith was shot near Meyers Street and the 800 block of Ridge Way, Jim Madalinsky, an Allegheny County Police spokesperson, told TribLive on Monday.
She was taken to the hospital that night in critical condition.
Another victim, Shaylon Williams, 37, of McKees Rocks died at Allegheny General Hospital about 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26, an hour after being shot, the medical examiner previously said.
A third person was treated at the scene for a bullet wound of the hand, police said. A fourth victim who was shot in the chest initially was hospitalized in stable condition.
County police on Monday declined to name the two surviving victims.
Detectives “believe they have identified everyone involved,” Madalinsky said. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office will determine if charges will be filed.
“Until that time, we’re not able to go into any additional details on the circumstances of the shooting,” Madalinsky said.
Police initially said the victims were shot outside. They believe at least two people fired shots.
Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.
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