Police: Tenant shoots and kills man who tried to force his way into Crescent Township home

Allegheny County police said a 22-year-old man was shot and killed while trying to force his way into a home in Crescent Township early Tuesday morning.See the interview with police and a neighbor in the report by @Elena_WTAE in the video player above.The incident happened shortly after midnight on Starr Road. The medical examiner identified the person who was killed as Corey LaGuardia, of Hopewell Township.Investigators said the man went to the home and asked for someone. According to police, a 59-year-old tenant told LaGuardia that he didn't know anyone by that name, then told the man to leave and shut and locked the door.Police said the man began screaming, and ultimately kicked in the door. Armed with a legally owned handgun, the resident fired at LaGuardia multiple times. Police found LaGuardia dead in the doorway of the home.Police said the person who fired the gun lives with his 87-year-old mother and a son who has cerebral palsy."He did express concerns for his safety and the safety of his family inside," Allegheny County Police Inspector Andrew Schurman said.According to police, LaGuardia had been drinking earlier in the night and called a friend for a ride."We believe that the person who picked him up at the establishment where he was drinking at drove him to his home, which was not far from the address of the scene, which brings him to that neighborhood," Schurman said.Investigators said that no charges are presently being filed against the person who shot LaGuardia, but the District Attorney's Office will make the final determination.

Allegheny County police said a 22-year-old man was shot and killed while trying to force his way into a home in Crescent Township early Tuesday morning.

See the interview with police and a neighbor in the report by @Elena_WTAE in the video player above.




The incident happened shortly after midnight on Starr Road. The medical examiner identified the person who was killed as Corey LaGuardia, of Hopewell Township.

Investigators said the man went to the home and asked for someone. According to police, a 59-year-old tenant told LaGuardia that he didn't know anyone by that name, then told the man to leave and shut and locked the door.

Police said the man began screaming, and ultimately kicked in the door. Armed with a legally owned handgun, the resident fired at LaGuardia multiple times. Police found LaGuardia dead in the doorway of the home.

Police said the person who fired the gun lives with his 87-year-old mother and a son who has cerebral palsy.

"He did express concerns for his safety and the safety of his family inside," Allegheny County Police Inspector Andrew Schurman said.

According to police, LaGuardia had been drinking earlier in the night and called a friend for a ride.

"We believe that the person who picked him up at the establishment where he was drinking at drove him to his home, which was not far from the address of the scene, which brings him to that neighborhood," Schurman said.

Investigators said that no charges are presently being filed against the person who shot LaGuardia, but the District Attorney's Office will make the final determination.