Overview
- Troopers were dispatched around 2 a.m. Monday to a Locust Street home in Somerset Township for a reported shooting.
- Investigators found a male dead near the back of the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
- Police say the resident reported waking to loud banging, a window breaking, and a man trying to enter after being warned the homeowner was armed.
- The homeowner was detained and taken to the Somerset barracks as a preliminary review determined he acted in self-defense.
- District Attorney Tom Leiden says no charges have been filed, the deceased has not been identified, and police are seeking tips at 814-445-4104.