Woman accused of shooting man during breakup

By: Bryant Reed and Meghan Schiller/KDKA-TV

PLUM, Pa. (KDKA) – A pistillate is accused of shooting her fellow respective times during a breakup successful Plum.

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Crystal Veasey, 38, changeable Glenn Smith Jr. successful the chest, enarthrosis and manus astatine a location connected Emerald Drive, constabulary said.

Veasey was successful a narration with Smith and was visiting from Ohio. During the argument, constabulary said the mates broke up and Smith told Veasey to permission his house. Smith said helium turned astir to find Veasey pointing a weapon astatine him, and she fired respective times.

The 2 got into a carnal combat earlier Smith ran extracurricular looking for help, constabulary said. Veasey ran to the room for a weapon and began to pursuit aft him, investigators said.

While the shooting was not caught connected camera, Ring Doorbell footage showed Smith successful the mediate of the roadworthy calling for help.

Smith’s long-time next-door neighbour fto KDKA-TV wrong his location connected Thursday to spot the slug holes that pierced his walls. One slug landed successful the home’s laundry room, and the different landed successful the room aft narrowly missing his wife’s caput and his 1-year-old daughter.

After the alleged shooting, neighbors said Veasey ran to her car and took off. Police recovered her respective miles away.

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The location connected Emerald Drive isn’t the lone imaginable probe country and constabulary are besides looking astatine different country connected Kerr Road.

Veasey is successful the Allegheny County Jail charged with attempted homicide, aggravated battle and tampering with evidence. A justice declined to fto her retired connected bail Thursday, calling her a “flight risk.”

Family members accidental Smith is recovering astatine a section hospital. He is successful bully spirits, each things considered.

Smith worked astatine Duquesne Light, which released a statement, saying:

“We tin corroborate that Glenn, who was injured successful this tragic incident, is simply a long-time Duquesne Light Company employee. Our thoughts are with him and his household arsenic helium recovers from his injuries.”