PITTSBURGH \u2014 An argument about missing money is what led to a deadly shooting on Hazlett Street in Pittsburgh\u2019s Northview Heights, according to police detectives. Court documents reveal police were able to identify the shooter, Devaugh Tarver, 40, by reviewing security cameras on the property.<\/p>\n
Police from several municipalities were called to Hazlett Street just before 4 p.m. Sunday. Drone 11 flew over the scene, with police tape surrounding one of the apartments, where investigators said a man was shot inside.<\/a><\/p>\n David Elmore\u2019s daughter lives on Hazlett Street and said she was home at the time.<\/p>\n \u201cShe called me, and I was worried about her because she\u2019s expecting,\u201d Elmore said. \u201cThis is not the Wild Wild West.\u201d<\/p>\n Court documents say Tarver told police he and the victim have been friends since childhood but that his friend accused him of stealing $300. He told police his friend stole the money back, along with Tarver\u2019s 9mm handgun.<\/p>\n Tarver told police he went to his friend\u2019s house to work things out, but things soon escalated and ended with Tarver shooting the victim several times, according to police. Police said Tarver ran into a wooded area, where he threw the gun before he was arrested.<\/p>\n Police say the man who was shot was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition and later died.<\/p>\n Shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Leshawn Rucker, 38, of Northview Heights.<\/p>\n Neighbors described the chaos that unfolded outside when community members heard gunfire.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of people were scrambling, grabbing their kids, going to their house,\u201d said Kalayah, a Northview Heights resident. \u201cMoving forward, I really hope my neighborhood, Northview Heights, as a community, can change and something will be said and something will be done.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt happens so much; what can go through your mind? I mean, it\u2019s not something that happens once every year,\u201d Elmore said.<\/p>\n Tarver faces several charges, including criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license and tampering with physical evidence.<\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n