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Allegheny County police investigating deadly shooting in Duquesne, charge 24-year-old with homicide

Allegheny County police investigating deadly shooting in Duquesne
Allegheny County police investigating deadly shooting in Duquesne 00:20

DUQUESNE, Pa. (KDKA) - The Allegheny County Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting in Duquesne.

Allegheny County emergency dispatchers were notified at 6:12 p.m. Saturday of a shooting in the 25 block of North Second Street in Duquesne.

First responders found an adult male victim shot in the chest. The victim died at the scene, according to police.

He was identified as 30-year-old Lamont Nichols. 

Two individuals were detained by responding officers. 

The incident remains under investigation.

Meanwhile, police have charged 24-year-old Latiya Hicks of Braddock with criminal homicide and she is now being housed at the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment. 

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