Cranberry Woman To Go On Trial For Boyfriend's Shooting Death

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — A woman accused of killing her boyfriend last month will go to trial on homicide charges following a March 24 preliminary hearing.

Amanda Hughes, 26, is accused of shooting Anthony Smith during an altercation at a home on Brandywine Drive.

Hughes called 911 and told police she fired a weapon, police said.

Police responding to the call found Smith wounded inside the home. He was taken to UPMC Cranberry and then transported to Allegheny General Hospital on Pittsburgh's North Side, where he died a short time later.

Hughes told police Smith had punched her in the face and head before she got her gun out of her purse. Ken Haber, Hughes’ attorney, called the shooting a classic case of self defense, the Cranberry Eagle reported.