Police Detail Struggle That Led To Clairton Shooting That Left One Dead
CLAIRTON (KDKA) -- New details have come that tell what led to a shooting Tuesday morning.
28-year-old Gerald Johnson is facing one charge of criminal homicide in the shooting death of 25-year-old Joseph Perlick-Spernak.
Johnson told police he was at the home with one of his female coworkers on Tuesday morning.
Johnson and the coworker were engaged in a sexual act in an upstairs bedroom when Perlick-Spernak walked into the home and the bedroom.
Perlick-Spernak then grabbed a gun that Johnson had placed on a dresser in that bedroom.
There was a struggle between the three, and they all tumbled down a stairway.
Johnson gained control of the gun and told police he fired one shot at Perlick-Spernak.
He is now being held at the Allegheny County Jail.