Homicide charge filed following deadly shooting in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood
Police said the shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the area of Corday Way and Pearl Street.
Updated: 9:42 PM EDT Mar 27, 2023
YEAH, I’M TOLD THAT IT WAS CAPTURED NOT ONLY ON THIS SURVEILLANCE CAMERA JUST OUTSIDE THE TY CUISINE RESTAURANT HERE ALONG PEARL STREET, BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY A WITNESS WATCHED THE SHOOTER WALK AWAY AND SNAPPED HIS PHOTO TO THIS IS LUCAS KISLAK, THE MAN WHO POLICE SAY PULLED HIS GUN ON A SUNNY SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN BLOOMFIELD SHOOTING A MAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY ALONG PEARL STREET BEFORE SIMPLY WALKING AWAY. THAT’S REALLY OUT OF THE BLUE TO ME. I MEAN, IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE IF IT WAS AT 238. I MEAN, I WOULD SAY THAT’S, YOU KNOW, RARE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT FOR BLOOMFIELD NEIGHBORS, THE DAYTIME KILLING FEET FROM BUSY LIBERTY AVENUE IS UPSETTING. BUT NOT KNOWING WHY MAKES IT SCARY TO SEEMINGLY, I GUESS IT WAS UNPROVOKED IS WHAT I’VE BEEN HEARING, THAT THIS WAS KIND OF JUST HE JUST CHOSE A TARGET RANDOM. SO THAT’S PRETTY FRIGHTENING. ACCORDING TO COURT PAPERS, 26 YEAR OLD ALEXANDER YAWKEY WAS RIDING A BIKE ALONG CORDY, WAY AROUND 230 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY A WITNESS SPOTTED HIM THERE, THEN WATCHED AS HE TURNED ONTO PEARL STREET. THAT’S WHEN POLICE SAY THE WITNESS HEARD SCREAMING AND GUNSHOTS. ACCORDING TO COURT PAPERS, THE WITNESS RAN TO YORKIE WHO WAS LYING ON THE GROUND NEAR HIS CAR. AND INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT WITNESS SAW THE GUNMAN WALKING AWAY AND SNAPPED HIS PHOTO. DETECTIVES SAY THAT IMAGE HELP THEM IDENTIFY KISLAK A FEW BLOCKS AWAY AND TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. AND POLICE SAY A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA OUTSIDE A BUSINESS CAPTURED THE KILLING TWO SOMETHING PEARL STREET RESIDENTS SAY HAS BEEN TOUGH TO GET OFF THEIR MINDS. I WAS LIKE 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AND I WAS GOING TO CIRCLE AROUND AND STOP AT HOME TO GET SOMETHING. I FIGURED I’D JUST COME BACK LATER. IT WASN’T THAT BIG OF A DEAL. THANK GOD I DID SO. LUCAS KISLAK REMAINS IN THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL. HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE, BUT HIS BAIL HAS BEEN DENIED. HE’S EXPECTED IN COURT ON APRIL 12TH. LIVE IN BLOO
Homicide charge filed following deadly shooting in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood
Police said the shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the area of Corday Way and Pearl Street.
Updated: 9:42 PM EDT Mar 27, 2023
A 33-year-old man is charged with criminal homicide and other offenses following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood.The shooting happened around 2:35 p.m. Sunday in the area of Corday Way and Pearl Street.The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head and court paperwork says he died after being taken to the hospital.On Monday morning, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Alexander Yerkey, 26, of Bethel Park. Police said Lukas Kislak, of Braddock, was arrested and charged with homicide and firearm-related charges.A GoFundMe has been established to provide for Yerkey's funeral arrangements.
PITTSBURGH — A 33-year-old man is charged with criminal homicide and other offenses following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood.
The shooting happened around 2:35 p.m. Sunday in the area of Corday Way and Pearl Street.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head and court paperwork says he died after being taken to the hospital.
On Monday morning, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Alexander Yerkey, 26, of Bethel Park.
Police said Lukas Kislak, of Braddock, was arrested and charged with homicide and firearm-related charges.
A GoFundMe has been established to provide for Yerkey's funeral arrangements.