Man shot to death in Sharon, Pa.

STAFF REPORT

SHARON, Pa. — Sharon police are investigating a shooting in the city that left one person dead.

Police were called to the 800 block of Wallis Avenue at 1:47 a.m. Friday and found John Hosey, 18, of Meek Street in Sharon with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken to Sharon Regional Health Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Also shot were Ashley McNulty, 20, and Mark McNulty Jr., 21, both of West Middlesex. They were treated at Sharon Regional for superficial wounds, police said.

Hermitage, Southwest Regional and Sharpsville police, Pennsylvania parole agents and the Mercer County district attorney’s office are assisting in the investigation.

Sharon police were able to locate a “person of interest” at Truck World truck stop on U.S. Route 62 in Hubbard Township, Ohio. The unidentified individual was said to be cooperating with police and was detained by Sharon police, with Hubbard Township police assisting.

Sharon Police Chief Mike Menster said he had no further comment on the situation.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sharon police at (724) 662-6110 or (724) 983-3210.