Police: Man shot in head in Saltlick Township
Alyssa Choiniere | Herald-Standard
In this April 5 file photo, State Police Lt. Steve Dowlin (left) and Fayette County District Attorney Rich Bower investigate a shooting at 398 Imel Road in Saltlick Township. Rachel A. Eutsey, 36, was later charged in the death of her husband, John D. Maki Jr.
Alyssa Choiniere | Herald-Standard
State police and the Fayette County District Attorney’s Office investigate a reported shooting at 398 Imel Road in Saltlick Township Thursday afternoon.
Alyssa Choiniere | Herald-Standard
State police from the forensic unit and crime unit conduct an investigation into a shooting at 398 Imel Road in Saltlick Township, Thursday afternoon.
Alyssa Choiniere | Herald-Standard
A man was allegedly shot in the head by a woman at about 1:50 p.m. Thursday at 398 Imel Road during a reported domestic altercation.
A man was shot in the head during a reported domestic dispute in Saltlick Township, Thursday afternoon, state police said.
Police were called to 398 Imel Road at about 1:50 p.m. for a domestic altercation which allegedly ended when a woman shot a man in the head, according to state police Lt. Steve Dowlin.
The man was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. An update on his condition was not available before presstime. The woman was taken into custody. The names of those involved have not yet been released.
“The investigation is in infant stages at this point,” Dowlin said on the scene Thursday afternoon. “Obviously, at this point in time, we feel there is no threat to the general public.”
State police were collecting evidence at the property and conducting interviews. It was not immediately clear whether the man was shot inside or outside the home, or the details of the events that transpired before the shooting.