Man in custody after fatal shooting at tavern
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IMPERIAL (AP) — Police say a man is in custody after a shooting at a Southwestern Pennsylvania bar that killed one and injured two others.
Allegheny County police say 25-year-old Imperial resident David Mazzocco was at the Fort Pitt Inn in North Fayette Township when he apparently become upset with someone he was text messaging. Police say he returned around 12:45 a.m. Monday with three weapons.
Authorities say he ordered two people to leave and began shooting. Police say he shot one man in the head, killing him, before shooting another in the neck. A third man was wounded as he subdued the gunman.
Investigators say Mazzocco was having relationship problems. He’s facing charges of homicide, attempted homicide and other counts. He was in custody and it wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney.