Facebook feud leads to stabbing in Shaler, police say
A Shaler woman is facing charges after investigators said a Facebook feud led to a stabbing.
According to Allegheny County police, first responders were called to a stabbing on Hugel Drive around 2 p.m. on Thursday.
Once on the scene, first responders found a woman who had been stabbed multiple times. She was transported to the hospital, where she was last listed in stable condition and is expected to survive.
According to the criminal complaint, 38-year-old Shannon Jennings stabbed a woman who came to her home to confront her over Facebook comments she was making "about user's children and the woman."
Court documents allege that after the online argument, Jennings threatened to go to the other woman's home to "shoot it up" and "blow it up with dynamite." But police said the other woman showed up at Jennings' house instead after Jennings reportedly gave her the address.
The two women got into a fight and Jennings stabbed her multiple times, according to police. Jennings' boyfriend broke it up.
Mike Fechke, who lives nearby, said he saw several cop cars outside the scene.
"I moved here four years ago from the city, and I said, 'this is the most boring neighborhood,' because you don't see nobody out. So yeah, I'm shocked," he said.
"People on Facebook and all that stuff like that do some crazy stuff," he added.
Over the phone, the landlord said Jennings had been a tenant for six months, and last month, she got into a fight with another resident. The landlord said since then, they began the eviction process.
There are some conflicting statements from all parties involved about whether the altercation took place inside Jennings' apartment or outside. Tenants say blood was on the walls inside the complex. The landlord said it's been cleaned up.
Jennings was charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment.