Brother charged in shooting death
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities in western Pennsylvania have charged a man with criminal homicide in the shooting death of his brother.
Thirty-six-year-old Andre Rankin of Pittsburgh is also charged with theft and evidence tampering in the death of 39-year-old Dearto Rankin of Verona.
Emergency responders found the victim with a gunshot wound to the chest in East Pittsburgh shortly after 9 a.m.
He was taken to UPMC Mercy in critical condition but died there later in the morning.
Investigators said his brother surrendered to Allegheny County homicide detectives and Penn Hills police on Saturday afternoon.
Police haven’t released information about possible motives for the shooting.