Man shot, killed at Northwestern Mutual in Scott Township; suspect in custody
SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A man was shot and killed inside the Northwestern Mutual office in Scott Township on Wednesday afternoon.
Allegheny County Superintendent Christopher Kearns said they believe the shooting was the result of a fight on Cochran Road between the suspect and victim, who knew each other. Police said the suspect followed the victim into the office on the corner of Cochran and Greentree and shot him in the foyer.
According to the criminal complaint, detectives learned 32-year-old Dorian Carver, an employee at the nearby Taco Bell, was recently written up by one of his managers, 23-year-old Zairyre Simmons, for a company violation. On Wednesday, the complaint says the two argued inside the employee area and the argument spilled into the dining area.
The two were separated, according to the complaint, and Carver ran outside to the Northwestern Mutual office. Simmons grabbed his coat and ran after him before shooting him inside the office foyer.
Police said the gunman ran away, launching a large search and lockdown. County police said Simmons turned himself in to police on Wednesday around 7:45 p.m. Simmons, who is in the Allegheny County Jail awaiting his arraignment, is charged with criminal homicide and firearms violations.
Beth El Congregation, which houses a daycare, was told to shelter in place, along with Giant Eagle, office buildings and restaurants.
Mt. Lebanon police said nearby Lincoln Elementary School sheltered in place "out of an abundance of caution." Chartiers Valley School District also placed the intermediate school on lockdown but said there was no danger to students.
Alyssa Protch went to Giant Eagle on her lunch break. When she went inside to pick up a prescription, she had no idea what she would walk out to.
"I first saw an ambulance pull up to that Northwestern Mutual and then another cop car," Protch said. "I didn't really think anything of it until I saw 20 other cop cars pull up with big rifles and AK-47s."
