Shooting Suspect In Custody After Monessen Standoff

March 28, 2025 7:27 am

MONESSEN, Pa. — A shooting suspect is in custody after barricading themselves inside a home in Westmoreland County Friday morning. The incident on Leeds Avenue started just after 4:30 a.m. after authorities attempted to serve a search warrant for Jay Din Eleam, 21, following a late Thursday night, according to police paperwork. The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. near Marion and Leeds avenues. One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital and is expected to survive. Eleam was taken into custody after a nearly five-hour standoff. The Monessen City School District moved to a flexible instruction day due to the situation.