Additional charges were filed Friday against a Pittsburgh man accused of shooting a Robinson Township motel clerk to death, injuring a woman in an earlier shooting on the same property and then wounding a police officer in a shootout in the East Hills a week ago.
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is asking a judge to impose a gag order in connection with a case involving last week’s fatal shooting at the Pittsburgh Motel. The petition for nondisclosure order was filed Wednesday morning by District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.
The Groveton Hotel, a notable landmark, was destroyed by fire in August 1972, leading to the tragic death of guest John Render. Despite investigations, the cause remains a mystery, leaving the empty lot steeped in local memories and echoes of history.
A shooting at a Robinson Township motel Friday afternoon took the life of the motel manager and wounded a woman, who was listed in critical condition late Friday night. Stanley West, the man authorities believe to be responsible for the shooting, was wounded in a shootout with police Friday afternoon.
A man whom authorities said entered a Robinson Township home Sunday morning and stabbed two residents, then fled in a stolen vehicle that later crashed on Interstate 576, killing him, was identified as a 36-year-old McKees Rocks man.
Allegheny County police were investigating a stabbing incident that occurred early Sunday morning in Robinson Township. First responders to a home in the 100 block of K Row found two stabbing victims. The suspect in the stabbing fled in a stolen vehicle, which he later crashed and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The final article in the series examines life in Robinson Township during World War II, emphasizing creative recipes developed amid food rationing. Homemakers adapted limited resources, utilizing Victory Gardens to prepare nutritious meals and desserts, showcasing resilience and ingenuity.