Coroner Says His Attorney’s Office Has Been Raided

On Tuesday, Washington County detectives and the State Police raided the office of Washington County Coroner Tim Warco and seized records related to an inquest into an officer-involved fatal shooting in Washington in April. In the latest development, Warco tells WJPA News that detectives and State Police conducted another raid, this one on the office of his attorney, Timothy Urich of Carnegie. Warco says they once again, seized all records related to the shooting of 38-year-old Eduardo Hoover Jr., of Coraopolis.  Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh had held a press conference after the incident and declared that the shooting, by Mt. Pleasant Police Officer Tyler Evans, to be a justifiable homicide.  Warco then held a coroner’s inquest and recommended Evans be charged with involuntary manslaughter, saying he committed an unlawful act in a reckless or grossly negligent manner, in Hoover’s death.  Following the release of that report, Walsh said he stood by his earlier decision that the shooting was justified and called Warco’s recommendation a “theatrical stunt.”  Warco also said that if Walsh refused to take up the case, then the matter should be turned over to the State Attorney General’s Office for investigation.  Hoover led police from Smith Township and Mt. Pleasant Township on a high speed chase that ended in Washington before Evans had his cruiser rammed by Hoover. Evans exited his vehicle, drew his weapon and fired into the rear of Hoover’s pick up truck killing him. Warco maintains that he has no idea why these two raids have occurred, but he says his attorney is working on taking the proper legal action.