Early Morning Homicide Investigation Underway in Mercer County
West Salem Twp. ( WJET/WFXP ) — Pennsylvania State Police in Mercer County are now investigating an early morning homicide, which took place sometime between midnight and 1:30 a.m. on Monday morning.
According to State Police in Mercer, they responded to a report of a deceased male in the area of East Jamestown Road in West Salem Township. Witnesses reported that they had initially discovered the victim to be deceased at which point they heard a gunshot nearby.
The victim was found to have sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The actor was discovered with serious injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The names of the victim and actor have not been released at this time; however, both the victim and the actor are males from Greenville, Pennsylvania.
State Police are not releasing any further information about the case at this time.
