Morning Roundup: Shots fired in Ross Target parking lot

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Oct. 25:

Shots fired in Ross Target parking lot

Police are investigating after multiple shots were fired Tuesday night outside a Target store in Ross.

The incident happened just after 10:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the store off McKnight Road.

All involved knew each other, and Ross police said it involved “past romantic relationships,” Tribune-Review news partner WTAE-TV reported.

The station said multiple shots were fired, but no injuries were reported. Police recovered shell casings from a small area of the lot.

Deputy Chief Brian Kohlhepp told WTAE that they spoke with the victim and other witnesses who identified a possible shooter.

Washington County coroner to reveal inquest findings

The findings of an inquest into the death of a Coraopolis man shot by police in Washington County will be released Thursday, county Coroner S. Timothy Warco said.

Eduardo L. Hoover Jr., 38, was shot following a chase on April 2 that started in Mt. Pleasant Township, continued on Route 18 toward Washington and ended in the 1000 block of Jefferson Avenue in Washington.

Warco said he will deliver the findings of the inquest when it reconvenes at 10 a.m. in the public meeting room on the ground floor of the Washington County Crossroads Center, 95 W. Beau St. in Washington.

The coroner investigates the death of any person whose death arises from the involvement of police or other law enforcement authorities. Warco said he has to identify the person or persons responsible for Hoover’s death, whether there is criminal liability, and whether the person who caused Hoover’s death was justified in using lethal force.

Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh has previously said that two Smith Township police officers involved in the shooting were justified in their actions.

Hoover was shot while accelerating his vehicle toward police, investigators said. Walsh said the officers and the community were in danger at the time the shots were fired.

Clinic to offer free dental, vision, hearing services

A free, two-day dental, vision and hearing clinic will be held Friday and Saturday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh.

All services at the Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh clinic are provided free of charge by local clinical professionals. There are no eligibility or insurance requirements.

Doors will open at 6 a.m. and the clinic starts at 7 a.m. Services are given on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is met.

Hearing services include evaluations, free hearing aids, hearing aid fittings, batteries for hearing aids, access to free amplified or captioned phones, hearing aid troubleshooting and repair, and hearing protection.

Dental services include X-rays, cleanings, fillings, select root canals and limited extractions and partial dentures.

Vision services include visual acuity screenings, glasses prescriptions and free glasses.

Student caught with gun entering McKeesport High School

A student was caught trying to bring a gun into McKeesport High School on Tuesday morning, the district announced.

The district said a security guard found a handgun in a student’s bag around 8:15 a.m. It was turned over to district police and administrators.

The student did not get past the security checkpoint, and no students or staff were in danger, the district said.

McKeesport police will investigate.