A 51-year-old Indian-origin motel owner was shot in the head and killed on Friday afternoon after he stepped outside to check on a disturbance in the parking lot of the Pittsburgh Motel in Robinson. Police identified the victim as Rakesh Ehagaban, who died at the scene.
According to a criminal complaint and local media reports( Triblive.com ), the shooter, Stanley Eugene West, 37, was staying in a room at the motel and opened fire on Ehagaban when he asked him, “Are you alright, bud?” Surveillance footage cited in the complaint shows West continuing to walk toward Ehagaban before raising his firearm and shooting him in the head at point-blank range.
Ehagaban’s name was initially misspelled in early police releases. Authorities have charged West with criminal homicide, attempted homicide and recklessly endangering another person.
Woman shot before motel owner confronted gunman
According to Police the shooting began when West targeted his female companion in the motel’s parking lot. According to arrest papers, Robinson police were dispatched at about 1 pm to the Dick Kernick Tire & Auto Service Center, where the woman drove after being shot in the neck while sitting in a car outside the motel.
A child was in the rear seat of the car at the time but was not injured. Another motel resident told TribLive that West, the woman and the child had been staying at the motel for about two weeks.
Police said the woman had attempted to drive away from the motel on Friday. As her black sedan began to move toward the exit, West approached the driver’s side and fired at the vehicle, shattering the driver’s door window.
That gunfire drew Ehagaban outside, where he confronted West and was killed. After shooting Ehagaban, West “nonchalantly walks to the U-Haul and drives away,” the criminal complaint stated. A 9mm Blazer Luger was recovered from the sidewalk near Ehagaban’s body.
Gun battle in East Hills after police track suspect
Investigators used license plate readers to trace the U-Haul van West used to flee. Pittsburgh police detectives located the vehicle around 2.30 pm on Wilner Drive in the East Hills section of the city.
“According to information released Friday by Allegheny County Police, West got out of the van and started shooting,” Superintendent Christopher Kearns said. “The detectives returned fire. Multiple shots were fired by multiple officers.”
Both West and a Pittsburgh police detective were shot in the exchange. West was taken to hospital in critical condition. The woman who had been shot earlier was also in critical condition, while the injured detective is expected to recover.
In a statement, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police said their detective was resting comfortably at home with his family.
“The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is grateful to the incredible care provided by the doctors and nurses at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and to all of our local law enforcement partners who work so hard to keep Allegheny County safe in the fight against violent crime,” acting Chief Martin Devine said.
According to a criminal complaint and local media reports( Triblive.com ), the shooter, Stanley Eugene West, 37, was staying in a room at the motel and opened fire on Ehagaban when he asked him, “Are you alright, bud?” Surveillance footage cited in the complaint shows West continuing to walk toward Ehagaban before raising his firearm and shooting him in the head at point-blank range.
Ehagaban’s name was initially misspelled in early police releases. Authorities have charged West with criminal homicide, attempted homicide and recklessly endangering another person.
Woman shot before motel owner confronted gunman
According to Police the shooting began when West targeted his female companion in the motel’s parking lot. According to arrest papers, Robinson police were dispatched at about 1 pm to the Dick Kernick Tire & Auto Service Center, where the woman drove after being shot in the neck while sitting in a car outside the motel.
A child was in the rear seat of the car at the time but was not injured. Another motel resident told TribLive that West, the woman and the child had been staying at the motel for about two weeks.
Police said the woman had attempted to drive away from the motel on Friday. As her black sedan began to move toward the exit, West approached the driver’s side and fired at the vehicle, shattering the driver’s door window.
That gunfire drew Ehagaban outside, where he confronted West and was killed. After shooting Ehagaban, West “nonchalantly walks to the U-Haul and drives away,” the criminal complaint stated. A 9mm Blazer Luger was recovered from the sidewalk near Ehagaban’s body.
Gun battle in East Hills after police track suspect
Investigators used license plate readers to trace the U-Haul van West used to flee. Pittsburgh police detectives located the vehicle around 2.30 pm on Wilner Drive in the East Hills section of the city.
“According to information released Friday by Allegheny County Police, West got out of the van and started shooting,” Superintendent Christopher Kearns said. “The detectives returned fire. Multiple shots were fired by multiple officers.”
Both West and a Pittsburgh police detective were shot in the exchange. West was taken to hospital in critical condition. The woman who had been shot earlier was also in critical condition, while the injured detective is expected to recover.
In a statement, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police said their detective was resting comfortably at home with his family.
“The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is grateful to the incredible care provided by the doctors and nurses at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and to all of our local law enforcement partners who work so hard to keep Allegheny County safe in the fight against violent crime,” acting Chief Martin Devine said.
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