Thursday, January 28, 2010
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — Police in western Pennsylvania have arrested a man suspected of killing a woman and beating two others after a four-hour standoff.
Police say they arrested 25-year-old Calvin Young Wednesday night in New Castle, about 45 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Authorities say Young shot and killed 21-year-old Carolyn McVehil earlier in the day in nearby Sharon.
Investigators say Young shot McVehil in the head and beat two other women with a handgun.
New Castle police responding to a call about a man barricading himself in an apartment were able to take him into custody around 10 p.m.
Young was transported with an ambulance with unknown injuries. He faces charges of homicide and aggravated assault.