Duquesne man charged in Uniontown gas station shooting
A 20-year-old Duquesne man is facing five counts of attempted homicide and related charges for allegedly shooting at a car with five people inside, including a child.
Uniontown City Police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for Xavier “Buckets” Tadarryl Cash of Lincoln Avenue.
He reportedly shot at the car at Marathon gas station at 104 West Fayette Street at about 10:20 p.m. Feb. 5.
One of the passengers in the car, Daniel Cruz, was shot in the ankle. The driver took him to Uniontown Hospital, where he was stabilized and transferred to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia for further treatment.
The shooting was captured on surveillance footage, according to Uniontown City Police.
Cash was reportedly staring into the vehicle and shot at the car about five times as it was driving away.
The juvenile, a girl, reportedly told police one of the men in the car “had words” with Cash at the gas station. He said “Heads down!” and he and another man reportedly laid on top of her to protect her, police said.
Cash reportedly frequents Bierer Wood and Pershing Court.
He was convicted of escape in Mercer County following a guilty plea in 2017, prohibiting him from possessing a firearm.
Cash is charged with five counts each of criminal attempt to commit homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and simple assault and one count each of prohibited possession of a firearm, firearms not to be carried without a license and possession of a weapon.