Shooting in Clairton leaves 2 dead, police say

Two people were killed in a shooting in Clairton on July 25, authorities said.

The Allegheny County Police Department said officers were notified of a shooting in the 800 block of Miller Avenue near The Village Inn around 6:35 p.m. on July 25.

First responders found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to an area hospital, where they were pronounced deceased. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office identified one of the victims as 32-year-old Robert Allen Jones. The second victim has not been identified. 

In an update on July 29, authorities said 19-year-old Dashawn Hines of Clairton was arrested and charged with homicide in the shooting. What led up to the shooting was not immediately known.   

"I was sitting on the couch watching TV. I thought it was fireworks. Around here, you hear fireworks all the time," resident Charles Blair told KDKA-TV.

Preliminary information suggests that the suspects fled the area in a vehicle, according to police, though no description of the suspects or the vehicle was initially provided.

"We walk past this almost every day, so it could have been one of us," witness Aryanna Chaney told KDKA-TV. "I'm just shocked."

In a Facebook post on July 26, The Village Inn said it extends "our deepest condolences to everyone affected by the tragic events that happened yesterday. If there is one thing we can all agree on it is that this has to stop!"

"The only guy you saw with a gun back in the day was a policeman," Blair added. "It's pitiful. That's what it is."

The investigation into the double shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.