Man Arrested For Shooting Inside Wilkinsburg Apartment

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

WILKINSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) - A man was arrested for allegedly shooting another man in the head inside an apartment in Wilkinsburg.

Montrez Blanks is facing charges of aggravated assault, attempted homicide and gun violations in connection with the shooting.

(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)

He's accused of shooting a 54-year-old man in the head at an apartment in the 700 block of Wood Street on Dec. 6, leaving him in critical condition.

Blanks was arrested by the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office Fugitive Squad on Tuesday. He'll be lodged in the Allegheny County Jail to await arraignment.

There's been no update on the victim's condition.

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