One Dead & Two Injured In Uniontown Shooting

May 13, 2024 8:20 am

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — (WPXI) – One person was killed and two others injured in a late-night shooting Sunday in Uniontown, following what police said was an argument that quickly escalated. The shooting took place around 10 p.m. at the Something Different restaurant along Austin Street, according to police documents. “The information that we gathered was there was an argument that started inside the restaurant,” Lt. Tom Kolencik of the Uniontown Police Department told Channel 11. “The owner told them to leave. It was three people. Witness accounts say once outside, Andrew Howard brandished a firearm and fired multiple shots.” First responders found a woman with a gunshot wound to her torso. She was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. Police later identified her as Shaquisa Sims. Another woman and Howard arrived at a local hospital with gunshot wounds. Howard was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown for further treatment, police said. The condition of the other woman was not immediately known. He is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and gun violations.