Crime & Safety
Man Kills 2 In Allegheny Co., Then Kills Himself After Chase: Police
Police tracked the man to West Virginia, where he turned the gun on himself once he was pulled over on the side of the road, they said.
SCOTT TOWNSHIP, PA — The man who killed two people in Allegheny County over the weekend shot himself after police pulled him over in West Virginia, according to authorities.
Police were originally called to the 1300 block of Great Oak Drive in Scott Township at around 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, April 8.
Details of what led up to the shooting remain uncertain, though police called it "domestic in nature."
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The suspect, 50-year-old Dennis Rahuba, shot and hilled a 53-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman, police said.
A manhunt got underway throughout the region and Rahuba's vehicle was soon located by police heading south on Interstate 77, near Charleston, West Virginia.
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The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office pulled over the vehicle, but Rahuba shot and killed himself before he could be arrested.
Scott Township and Allegheny County Police thanked both Kanawha County and the Charleston Police for their assistance.
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