In a press release made available the Ellwood City Police Department Tuesday morning, the ECPD provides details on the Monday afternoon shooting that left one person dead and one in critical condition.
According to the release, and at approximately 5:18 p.m. on Monday, officers of the Ellwood City Police Department were dispatched to a shots fired call at 216 First Street. As Officers set up a perimeter around the apartment building they heard four to five gun shots.
Officers ordered the shooter from the residence shortly thereafter via loud speaker. The shooter, 23-year-old Keegan Willis King, was taken into custody. He was covered in blood still in possession of a handgun.
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Upon entry Officers discovered a 42-year-old female shot multiple times in the head and facial area deceased and a 24-year-old female shot in the head still breathing.
Officers located another 22-year-old female hiding in a back bedroom that was identified as the 911 caller. The 24-year-old female was treated by Ellwood City ALS and Medevac Ambulance personnel. She was transported to St Elizabeth Hospital where she is still in critical condition.
Officers discovered that the 42-year-old deceased female was the mother of both the victim and the caller. The shooter was the boyfriend of the 24-year-old victim.
Mr. Willis-King will be arraigned at 9:00 a.m. today by the Ellwood City Police charged with Criminal Homicide and Attempted Criminal Homicide at Magistrate Jerry Cartwrights Office.
The Ellwood City Police Department was assisted by PSP New Castle, Franklin Twp. PD, North Sewickley Twp. PD, Shenango Twp. PD and Lawrence County District Attorney SIU Unit.
❗️BREAKING❗️ Sources confirm a double shooting happened inside a third floor apartment on First St. in Ellwood City, Lawrence Co. just after 5pm. A middle aged woman is dead. Another woman is in critical condition at a hospital in Youngstown. A suspect is in custody. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/52scvewPXb
— Jennifer Borrasso (@JenBorrasso) January 31, 2023
The go fund me was not authorized by the family and the familynhad requested no one give to the go fund me by kaylie Geiger.
Thank you for your comment, we have removed the link
Well the gofundme is still up and running and has now collected $700 for my friend. I never knew someone had to get authorization for a gofundme account, if someone wanted to raise money for a friend they will no matter gofundme or not. it’s sad that all of you are in support of this being removed. I pray she continues to get the donations she needs without your link as well as negative comments on an issue you have no idea what you are speaking on.
the go fund me posted by kaylie was authorized by the sister who was also the caller, she’s posted that on facebook several times, it’s sad the other part of the family is being so petty acting as if this girl is trying to scam people on behalf of the victim. they need to be taking this anger out on the monster who did this. not threatening someone just trying to help. so it is in fact not a scam.