UPDATE
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Somerset County District Attorney Tom Leiden has confirmed that Pennsylvania State Police is investigating a shooting that they say happened in Meyersdale Wednesday afternoon.
Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees tells 6 News that while he was not called to the hospital, he’s learned that the victim was taken to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center and is in stable condition.
Leiden tells us that there is reason to be “cautiously optimistic” about the victim’s recovery as investigators continue to put together details about what happened.
He confirms that the suspect is in custody, and says that there is no threat to the public at this time.
Leiden says Pennsylvania State Police are expected to release more information as their investigation continues.
Stay with 6 News online and on-air for more updates to this developing story.
ORIGINAL
Authorities in Somerset County are investigating a reported shooting at a property in Meyersdale.
Emergency officials on scene confirming that police were called to a garage, along the 300 block of Broadway Street, just before 3 p.m.
While details are limited at this time, the chief of the Summit Township Police Department has confirmed that the suspected shooter is in custody.
Law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions are on scene, including members of Pennsylvania State Police.
According to our crew on scene, police were also witnessed interviewing two men near the property and a neighbor we spoke with reported hearing multiple suspected gunshots moments before police arrived.
Somerset County coroner Cullen Swank says that his office was not dispatched to the shooting and details about the victim(s) have not been provided by investigators.
Stay with 6 News online and on-air for more updates to this developing story.