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2 Arrested After East Liberty Shooting

EAST LIBERTY (KDKA) –Two men were arrested and charged after two people were injured in a shooting early Saturday in East Liberty.

According to emergency dispatchers, the shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. at the Sunoco station near the intersection of North Negley and Broad Street.

According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, an altercation between two men led to Maurice Spencer, 18, pulling out a gun.

Spencer allegedly shot the 23-year-old victim in the shoulder twice and in the groin once. A stray bullet hit a 33-year-old man on a bicycle in the leg.

Neither of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening.

Spencer was arrested along with Sean Cummings, 18, at a nearby apartment complex.

Spencer is facing a list of charges including aggravated assault, attempted homicide and firearms charges.

Cummings is facing drug and conspiracy charges.

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