Crime & Safety

Help Wanted: Sketch Released of Gun Shop Shooter

Man shot clerk at South Fayette gun store—and police need your help.

Allegheny County police have released a composite sketch of the man who last month.

The sketch shows a white man in his late 40s or early 50s with a goatee and wearing a ball cap. Allegheny County police Lt. Andrew Schurman also said investigators think the man left the area in a tan Ford pickup truck.

The man walked into on June 8 and shot the clerk in the shoulder and hand. The employee, 64-year-old John Lukachyk, survived the shooting and was able to provide a description of the man to investigators.

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Nearly a dozen area police departments responded to the scene, but were unable to find the shooter.

After the shooting, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Allegheny County police at 412-473-1300.

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