Sharon man is jailed in man’s shooting death

FARRELL, PA.

Pennsylvania State Police said a 24-year-old Sharon man is being held without bond in a shooting death that occurred during a home invasion.

State police Friday arrested Desmond Dwayne Greene, who is accused of killing 49-year-old Harry Kennedy Jr. during the incident the evening of Jan. 11, 2018. State police say Greene was attempting to rob the man inside his Farrell home, according to a news release.

The Mercer County Coroner’s office ruled Kennedy’s death a homicide caused by the gunshot wound.

Greene was arraigned Friday on charges of murder, aggravated assault, conspiracies to commit robbery and burglary, criminal attempted robbery and burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to the release. He is in the Mercer County Jail.

State police expect to file additional charges against others in the homicide. Anyone with information about the incident should contact Mercer state police at 724-662-6162.