One killed, one injured in early morning shooting in Washington County
Two people were taken to the hospital, and one of the victims is dead after a shooting in Washington County early on Saturday morning.
Police were called to the scene just before 3 a.m. for the reported shooting outside of Joe's Bakery on Main Street in Washington.
One of the victims, identified by the Washington County Coroner as 20-year-old Julian Lassic, was taken to UPMC Washington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 4 a.m.
The condition of the second victim is not known at this time.
At a press conference on Saturday morning, Washington Mayor JoJo Burgess asked anyone who may have been at or near the scene of the shooting to come forward.
"I'm getting tired of what I hear, this code of the streets of, 'I'm not going to be no snitch and I'm not going to tell on no one.' You need to start telling because if we're going to continue to let bad actors do things in our community, we're doing nothing but tearing it down ourselves, and I will not be a part of tearing down our community. I want to make sure we're uplifting the community," Mayor Burgess said.
The shooting was the second homicide in the city of Washington this year.
No suspects have been named, but an investigation is underway. Anyone with information or video footage is asked to contact the police via the anonymous tip line.