Homeowner in Verona shot multiple times in his Allegheny County home; suspect on the run

(File Photo: Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz, Caption for Photo: Police are investigating a shooting that happened Sunday night during a home invasion along Vogels Lane in Verona Borough.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Police are searching for a suspect after a homeowner was shot multiple times during a home invasion in Verona Borough last night. This occurred at a house along Vogels Lane at around 10:30 p.m. According to police, when officers arrived at the home, they found a man who had been shot multiple times. He was taken to a Pittsburgh-area hospital and Allegheny County police stated that their Homicide Unit was called and the man who was shot was last said to be in stable condition. Verona Borough Chief Thomas Dessell noted that the preliminary investigation into the shooting confirms that it is “a targeted incident and does not appear to be a random act of violence,” and he also expressed that there is no broad, ongoing threat to the public. Anyone with information or anyone who saw anything unusual around Vogels Lane or in that area is asked to contact the Verona Borough Police Department at 412-828-6034 or call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.