Pittsburgh police make arrest in Allentown triple shooting that killed 1 man

Pittsburgh police have made an arrest in a triple shooting earlier this month that left one man dead in the city’s Allentown neighborhood.

Quincey Gurske, 20, of Mt. Washington was taken into custody Monday morning for the fatal shooting March 3 of Marquese Freeman, also 20 and from Pittsburgh, authorities announced.

Officers responded to the 700 block of East Warrington Avenue for a 10-round alert by the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system just before 7 p.m., police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said.

They found the victim, later identified as Freeman, inside a convenience store at 707 E. Warrington Ave. with three gunshot wounds, at least one of them to the chest, according to a complaint in the case.

Freeman was taken to UPMC Mercy hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:32 p.m., the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday.

A second male victim was found along Dilworth Street with gunshot wounds to the hip and nose. He was transported to Allegheny General Hospital in stable condition.

Police said the third victim, also male, was dropped from a vehicle at Arlington Avenue and William Street with a gunshot wound to the arm. Medics took him to a hospital, too.

The names of the two injured victims have not been released.

Police charged Gurske on March 14 with homicide, attempted homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, tampering with evidence and carrying a firearm without a license, court records show.

Gurske was awaiting arraignment Monday afternoon. His attorney was not listed in the court record.