One person in custody after shots fired at Western Pa. roller skating rink
PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT FOUR STARTS NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT 4:00. I’M ANDREW STOCKEY AND I’M SHANNON PERRINE IN FOR KELLY SASSO TODAY. HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING AND WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON. STARTING WITH YOUR TOP FOUR STORIES AT 4:00. WE’RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE WEATHER. WE’RE MONITORING THE CHANCE FOR MORE STORMS. THIS IS OUR SECOND IMPACT DAY IN A ROW. MEANTIME SOME ARE CLEANING UP AFTER TREES AND WIRES CAME DOWN YESTERDAY. WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS FOR YOU. A JURY FINDS TICKETMASTER AND LIVE NATION ENGAGED IN AN ANTI-COMPETITIVE MONOPOLY. THE CIVIL CASE, INITIALLY LED BY THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ACCUSES LIVE NATION OF USING ITS REACH TO SMOTHER COMPETITION. ITS LAWYERS DID NOT IMMEDIATELY COMMENT. LEAVING THE COURTHOUSE THIS AFTERNOON. AND JUST IN TONIGHT, THE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE OLD TERMINAL AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT JUST REVEALED A WEBSITE FEATURING MESSAGES FROM THE LIKES OF GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO AND ALSO PITTSBURGH FILM OFFICE DIRECTOR DON KEYSER SHOWS THEIR INTENTION IS TO MAKE IT A STUDIO FOR FILM AND TV PRODUCTION. THE NAME OF THE PROJECT TERMINAL P, EIGHT DAYS AWAY. NEW DRONE VIDEO THIS AFTERNOON OF THE SETUP FOR THE NFL DRAFT. NEXT WEEK, THE NFL TAKES OVER THE NORTH SHORE AND POINT STATE PARK. WORK CONTINUES ON THAT MASSIVE STAGE JUST OUTSIDE SHAW STADIUM. THE STEELERS PLAN TO HOLD A PRE-DRAFT PRESS BRIEFING EARLY NEXT WEEK. AND THOSE ARE YOUR TOP STORIES AT 4:00 ON THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TIME NOW FOR MORE OF PITTSBURGH’S ACTION WEATHER. AND WE’RE GOING TO GET TO METEOROLOGIST BRIAN HUTTON, JUNIOR NOW. AND ANOTHER IMPACT DAY BECAUSE MORE INTERESTING WEATHER IS COMING DOWN THE PIKE. YEAH, WE’RE WATCHING STORMS AGAIN. BACK TO OUR WEST WILL BE ARRIVING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. AND IN ADVANCE OF THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LAWRENCE AND VENANGO COUNTIES. THIS GOES UNTIL 9:00 THIS EVENING. AGAIN, THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL BACK TOWARDS TOLEDO, OHIO, SO STILL A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE THEY GET HERE, LIKELY AFTER ABOUT 6:00 OR SO. WE MAY SEE A SHOWER OR TWO DEVELOP IN ADVANCE, LIKE ONE LITTLE SHOWER POPPING UP WEST OF YOUNGSTOWN. SO WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. REALLY, AFTER ABOUT 5 OR 6:00 IS THE MAIN TIME FRAME. WE’RE WATCHING FOR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ROLLING INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AGAIN, MAINLY ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR BY 7:00, MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF 422. AND THEN THAT FIRST ROUND SHOULD EXIT. BUT SOME LEFTOVER SHOWERS AND MAYBE THUNDER AS WE HEAD INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE NIGHT. THOSE SHOULD BE NON-SEVERE, BUT WE DRY OUT THE DOOR TOMORROW MORNING. AND THEN ANOTHER IMPACT DAY AS WE WATCH A COLD FRONT ARRIVING. AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS STARTING AFTER ABOUT 3:00 OR 4:00, A LINE OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL ROLL THROUGH WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA 82 FOR US TOMORROW BEFORE THOSE SHOWERS AND STORMS GET HERE BY FRIDAY. THEN ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND ANOTHER IMPACT DAY SATURDAY FOR TEMPERATURES PLUMMET. HIGHS IN THE 50S ON SUNDAY. IT’S A COLD FRONT. HOW COLD ARE WE TALKING TOMORROW? WELL, TOMORROW’S COLD FRONT DROPS US ONLY TO THE 70S. SATURDAY’S COLD FRONT. THAT’S A REAL STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE 80S TO THE 50S. THAT’S GOING TO FEEL VERY SURPRISING. ALTHOUGH YOU’RE WARNING US AHEAD OF TIME. YEAH. YOU MAY WANT TO GRAB THAT. YOU WON’T NEED A THICKER JACKET. IT’LL FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO GRAB THE JACKET. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BRIAN. I GUESS SO. NOW THE NORTH HILLS, WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT LED TO A DOWNED TREE THAT CLOSED A MAJOR INTERSECTION IN MCCANDLESS SKY 4 PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS CHOPPER OVER THE INTERSECTION OF PEEBLES ROAD AND REMINGTON DRIVE. YOU CAN SEE THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN PIECES ON THE GROUND LAST CHECK. TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS SAY THAT ROAD IS STILL CLOSED. AT ONE POINT, MORE THAN 600 HOMES WERE IN THE DARK. THIS. ACCORDING TO DUQUESNE LIGHT. AND TURNING TO THE STORY NOW IN BEAVER COUNTY, THE CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY AFTER A LARGE TREE FELL TO THE. ONTO THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN AT THE OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE HISTORICAL SITE. SKY 4 FLEW OVER THAT SCENE EARLIER TODAY. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 5:00 LAST NIGHT AND IT WILL BE QUITE THE PROCESS TO GET EVERYTHING CLEANED UP AND REPAIRED HERE. THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN AND CURRENTLY WE ARE WORKING WITH PENNSYLVANIA’S DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND PRESERVATION TO REMOVE THE TREE, WORKING WITH LOCAL TREE COMPANY KEYSTONE TREE TECHS, WE WILL ALSO BE STABILIZING THE BUILDING LATER TODAY WITH FOR THE PRESERVATION ARM OF PHMC AND LOOKING TO SALVAGE THE ARTIFACTS AND IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE BUILDING AS WELL. REALLY IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITE THERE. IT IS UNCLEAR RIGHT NOW HOW LONG CLEANUP WILL TAKE AT OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE. STAY AHEAD OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THE FREE WTAE APP, YOU CAN TRACK THE STORMS WITH OUR LIVE INTERACTIVE RADAR AND TURN ON THOSE ALERTS SO YOU KNOW FIRST, WHEN WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED RIGHT NOW, MAKING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFER FOR EVERYONE. WE’RE FOLLOWING UP ON PROPOSED SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON A BUSY ROAD IN WESTVIEW LAST FALL, RESIDENTS CALLED FOR CHANGES IN THE WAKE OF A FATAL CRASH ON HIGHLAND AVENUE, SAYING IT’S NOT THE FIRST DANGEROUS CRASH ON THAT ROAD COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN WESTVIEW. TONIGHT IS PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER JORDAN CIOPPA. YOU HEARD FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THAT TERRIBLE CRASH. JORDAN. YEAH. SHANNON ANDREWS, SO FAR, PENNDOT HAS PERFORMED TWO TRAFFIC STUDIES HERE ON HIGHLAND AVENUE SINCE THAT FATAL CRASH IN SEPTEMBER. ONE OF THOSE STUDIES DEVELOPED SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOTH PENNDOT AND WESTVIEW BOROUGH TO IMPLEMENT. NOW, PENNDOT TRAFFIC ENGINEER STEPHANIE ZEINAK SAYS PENNDOT IS HANDLING SIGNAGE UPDATES, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF ADVISORY SPEED SIGNS ON SIDE SIDE ROADS TO LET DRIVERS ON HIGHLAND AVENUE KNOW THEY ARE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. THE SIGNS WILL ALSO DISPLAY ADVISORY SPEED. ZEINAK SAYS IT’S COMMON FOR DRIVERS ON GAS ROAD TURNING RIGHT ONTO HIGHLAND TO KEEP THEIR TURN SIGNAL ON TO PREVENT FURTHER FUTURE CONFUSION, PENNDOT WILL BE INSTALLING SIGNS TO REMIND DRIVERS TO TURN OFF THEIR TURN SIGNAL. NOW ON THE BOROUGH’S END, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS CONDUCTED CROSSWALK REPAINTING ON PORTIONS OF HIGHLAND AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AT EVERY INTERSECTION, THE MAYOR SAYS. POLICE ARE MAINTAINING A PRESENCE TO CRACK DOWN ON SPEEDING. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT I THINK WE DEAL WITH ON THIS ROADWAY, AS WELL AS OTHERS, IS THE DRIVERS SPEED. SOMETIMES ARE CARELESS AND DISTRACTED. ALL RIGHT, SO, JORDAN, WHAT KIND OF SAFETY CONCERNS DO PEOPLE HAVE RIGHT THERE ALONG HIGHLAND AVENUE? YEAH. SHANNON, I TALKED TO THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE I’M STANDING. HE SAYS PEOPLE DRIVE WAY TOO FAST ON HIGHLAND AVENUE, AND THEY OFTEN DON’T STOP AT THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK, CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR SOME OF THE CONGREGANTS AT THE CHURCH COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN WESTVIEW. I’M JORDAN CIOPPA, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. JORDAN, THANK YOU. TWO NEW KENSINGTON NOW WHERE SEVERAL ANIMALS WERE FOUND IN AN ABANDONED HOME. THIS IS WALNUT STREET, WHERE A REPRESENTATIVE FOR FRANKIE’S FRIENDS SAYS SEVEN CATS, FOUR KITTENS, A DOG AND A BEARDED DRAGON WERE FOUND IN UNCLEAR CONDITIONS. NOW WORKING TO TREAT THE ANIMALS MEDICALLY AND HOPEFULLY GET THEM ADOPTED. OKAY, THE FINAL COUNTDOWN TO THE NFL DRAFT JUST OVER A WEEK, EIGHT DAYS INTO ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS EVER HELD IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH TAKES PLACE. AND WITH SO MANY PEOPLE COMING TO TOWN, IT’S PUTTING THINGS LIKE HOTELS AND AIRBNBS IN THE SPOTLIGHT. THAT’S RIGHT. AND THE AIRBNB COMPANY TOOK NOTICE OF THIS. AND IT WANTS TO MAKE SURE THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY RENTING HOMES IN PITTSBURGH OVER THE DRAFT KEEP THINGS CIVIL, QUIET AND SAFE. HERE’S PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER CHANDI CHAPMAN. THE NFL DRAFT IS NEXT WEEK, AND SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE BIG EVENT SAY THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT AIRBNB RENTALS. AIRBNB SENT OUT A RELEASE REMINDING PEOPLE ABOUT ITS BAN ON DISRUPTIVE PARTIES. THEY SAY NEARLY 70% OF AVAILABLE LISTINGS IN PITTSBURGH ARE PRICED UNDER $500 PER NIGHT FOR THE THREE DAY EVENT. THEY SAY WHEN PEOPLE BOOK, THEY SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE RULES LIKE THERE’S NO THIRD PARTY BOOKINGS, SO NO ADULT SHOULD BOOK STAYS FOR OTHERS, INCLUDING MINORS. THE COMPANY SAYS BREACHING THEIR POLICIES CAN RESULT IN ACCOUNT SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL. CANCELED TRIPS AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE. AIRBNB SAYS IT’S AGAINST THEIR POLICY TO ENCOURAGE PARTIES. BUT CANDIS CAYNE, WHO IS PART OF THE FINEVIEW COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, DOESN’T AGREE BECAUSE OF RENTALS FOR GROUPS. SHE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH DISTURBANCES AND DEATHS AT AIRBNBS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE. COMING UP AT FIVE, YOU’LL HEAR FROM A SPOKESPERSON FROM AIRBNB COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND FINEVIEW CHANDI CHAPMAN. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. FIRST SKY 4 LIVE OVER A FIRE. THIS IS IN MCKEESPORT. AND LOOK AT THOSE FLAMES. THIS IS SUMAC STREET. WE COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE SMOKE FROM THIS FIRE FROM MILES AWAY. RIGHT NOW, AS THAT FIRE IS BEING FOUGHT, IT’S UNCLEAR IF ANYONE IS HURT. OF COURSE, WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS THIS FIREFIGHT CONTINUES. MORE BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. A CRASH OUTSIDE A LOCAL WENDY’S. HERE’S THE RESTAURANT ON ROAD I ROAD. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND A TOW TRUCK ARE ON THE SCENE THERE. THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES. IT WAS ABLE TO JUST DRIVE AWAY FROM THIS CRASH. NO WORD YET ABOUT INJURIES HERE. COVERING BUTLER COUNTY. THIS AFTERNOON A SCHOOL BUS WENT OFF THE ROAD WITH STUDENTS ON BOARD. THIS HAPPENED THIS MORNING ALONG SHANNON ROAD IN CONNOQUENESSING TOWNSHIP. A BUTLER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE BUS WAS ON ITS WAY TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND ALL STUDENTS WOULD BE EVACUATED BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO SCHOOL. A GOOD SAMARITAN HELPS RESCUE A DROWNING MAN IN THE ALLEGHENY RIVER WAS ABOUT 245 IN THE MORNING TODAY, WHEN 911 DISPATCHERS GOT A CALL FROM THE BYSTANDER WHO WAS HOLDING ON TO THE MAN’S ARM. PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS THE BYSTANDER HEARD THE MAN SCREAMING AND DID NOT LET GO OF HIS ARM UNTIL RESCUE CREWS WERE ABLE TO PULL HIM TO SAFETY. THAT MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL AND IS IN STABLE CONDITION, AND ALSO, ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER A BODY IS FOUND IN THE OHIO RIVER THIS MORNING AT THE EMSWORTH LOCK AND DAM COUNTY 911 WAS NOTIFIED JUST AFTER FOUR IN THE MORNING. WHILE WE DO NOT KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM, COUNTY POLICE ONLY TELL US THAT IT WAS A MAN AND WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN. IF ANYONE WAS INJURED IN THIS ROLLOVER CRASH IN MONROEVILLE INVOLVING A BOX TRUCK. IT HAPPENED ALONG ROUTE 22, NOT FAR FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. NO WORD YET ON WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. ATTENDANCE AT TONIGHT’S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS EXPECTED TO BE BIG, MAY STILL HAVE GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT THE SCHOOL’S CONDUCT FOLLOWING THE ARREST OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS RELATED TO SEX CRIMES INVOLVING STUDENTS. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER SPOKE TO SEVERAL PARENTS TODAY WHO SAY THEY WILL SPEAK AT TONIGHT’S MEETING. SO WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU? ANDREW SHANNON, THEY SAID THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BE QUIET ABOUT THE SITUATION. NO MATTER HOW MUCH TIME PASSES IN THIS SITUATION INVOLVING MARTIN GADDY AND DANIEL CERVONI, THE TWO ALLEGED SEX, THE TWO ACCUSED OF SEX CRIMES WHO USED TO WORK FOR THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE EARLY ON THAT NO NEW CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST ANY OTHER MEMBERS INSIDE THE DISTRICT, BUT THAT WORK STILL CONTINUES. THE FAYETTE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, MIKE COBBLE, TOLD ME EARLIER TODAY THAT HIS OFFICE IS STILL FIELDING REPORTS AND FOLLOWING UP ON THE REPORTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE BY THE PUBLIC RELATED TO THE DISTRICT. NOW, MANY PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE AS WELL. NO OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO LAUREL HIGHLANDS HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY THE AG YET. NOW, SINCE THE TWO ARRESTS, SOME PARENTS HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE COME FORWARD TO THE AUTHORITIES ABOUT. I PERSONALLY HAVE SENT PEOPLE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, CRIME VICTIM CENTER, THE PAST CHILDREN IN THIS TOWN, THE FUTURE KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS DISTRICT. IT’S. WE CAN’T LET IT HAPPEN ANYMORE. WE HAVE TO PROTECT THEM. SO THE PEOPLE YOU TALKED TO SAY THAT THEY HAD VULGAR EXPERIENCES WITH ONE OF THOSE ACCUSED TEACHERS. ANDREW. THAT’S CORRECT. ONE OF THE WOMEN I SPOKE WITH, SHE SAID SHE WAS A STUDENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE LATE 2000, AND SHE HAD MARTIN GADDY FOR CLASS. AND SHE ALLEGES THAT HE SAID VULGAR THINGS TO HER ONE TIME IN CLASS, AND SHE RETALIATED WITH SOME WORDS OF HER OWN. AND WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT HAS LED TO HER INTEREST IN WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS SITUATION. YOU’LL HEAR HER SIDE OF THAT STORY AND HOW SHE’S TRYING TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE COME FORWARD TO PLACES LIKE THE FAYETTE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. ALL THAT’S COMING UP IN THE FULL REPORT AT 5:00 COVERING FAYETTE COUNTY OUTSIDE LAUREL HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL HE
One person in custody after shots fired at Western Pa. roller skating rink
Updated: 11:21 PM EDT Apr 15, 2026
An altercation at a roller skating rink in Allegheny County led to multiple shots being fired Wednesday night. Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that officials were called to the Neville Roller Drome located along Neville Road around 9 p.m.Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 was on the scene, where police tape was seen being placed across the entrance of the roller rink. The altercation led to one person firing multiple shots into the air.The Ohio Township police chief confirms to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that one man was taken into custody following the incident. He says a verbal argument during an event at the rink led to the altercation.Police do not believe there is any active threat to the community. Four people were evaluated by paramedics, but no injuries were reported, and no vehicles were damaged. It’s unclear how many people were involved. This is a developing story. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
An altercation at a roller skating rink in Allegheny County led to multiple shots being fired Wednesday night.
Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that officials were called to the Neville Roller Drome located along Neville Road around 9 p.m.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 was on the scene, where police tape was seen being placed across the entrance of the roller rink.
The altercation led to one person firing multiple shots into the air.
The Ohio Township police chief confirms to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that one man was taken into custody following the incident.
He says a verbal argument during an event at the rink led to the altercation.
Police do not believe there is any active threat to the community.
Four people were evaluated by paramedics, but no injuries were reported, and no vehicles were damaged.
It’s unclear how many people were involved.
This is a developing story.
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