Man facing charges after woman is shot, killed in McKeesport

MCKEESPORT, Pa. — A woman died following an early Saturday morning shooting in McKeesport.

The Allegheny County Police Department says dispatchers were notified of a shooting in the 40 block of Crawford Village just after 5 a.m.

First responders found a woman shot. She was taken to an area hospital, where she later died. Court documents say she was shot in the upper chest and the back.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified her as Tammy Cox, 51.

The Allegheny County Police Department says Robert Cox, 50, has been charged with criminal homicide.

Court documents say that Robert Cox called 911 dispatchers at 5:06 a.m. to report that Tammy Cox had been shot. During the call, he told dispatchers that people outside had been shooting and gunfire hit Tammy Cox.

When police arrived at the scene, he told them Tammy Cox had shot herself. Police say Tammy Cox contradicted his story before she died, saying that Robert Cox was the shooter.

Officers swept the area and said no one else was found at the scene.

Surveillance video was collected as evidence and police say it provided an audio recording of a single gunshot being fired at 5:05 a.m.

A shotgun and two handguns were taken from the scene as evidence.

Robert Cox is being housed at the Allegheny County Jail while awaiting arraignment.

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