Murder charges filed after 1 shot in Lowe’s parking lot in Hermitage

HERMITAGE, Pa. — A woman is facing murder charges after a shooting in the parking lot of a Lowe’s in Mercer County.

Police were called to the home improvement store on Glimcher Boulevard in Hermitage just after midnight on Tuesday morning.

When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. Court documents say that the man was Salim Basalat.

Police said multiple people at the scene identified Teneesha L. Teague, 32, of West Middlesex as a suspect.

According to a criminal complaint, Teague parked her vehicle almost directly in front of Basalat’s vehicle in the home improvement store parking lot. Police said she immediately began shooting, hitting Basalat in the and abdomen.

Police said Basalat was shot and killed in front of an eight-year-old girl.

A be on the lookout (BOLO) was issued Teague, 32 a white Nissan work van. The van was found just after 1 a.m. at a nearby KFC, according to WFMJ, but Teague was not inside.

Police said Teague turned herself in just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

Teague was originally charged with attempted homicide, but that has since been upgraded to first-degree murder. She is also facing charges of aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person.