Man arrested for triple shooting, homicide inside local convenience store

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Police arrested Quincey Gurske for a triple shooting that took the life of a 20-year-old in the city’s Allentown neighborhood.

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Monday, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as 20-year-old Marquese Freeman.

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Quincey Gurske is now in the Allegheny County Jail. He faces a long list of charges including criminal homicide, criminal attempted homicide, robbery and aggravated assault to name a few.

Detectives say Quincey Gurske was seen on surveillance video inside Adan’s Market on East Warrington Avenue, committing the murder in a very distinct outfit March 3. Police say he was later seen at another crime scene connected to the shooting wearing the same outfit. Those clothes were also found inside his home when police searched it.

When he was taken into custody Monday morning, Quincey Gurske kept his head held low and his face shielded from our camera as he was walked out of Pittsburgh Police Headquarters and put in the back of a squad car, headed to jail.

During the shooting, bullets ended up hitting businesses on both sides of East Warrington, shattering the windows of a local business. All of this was just two blocks from Pittsburgh’s Zone 3 police station.

Local businesses say Adan’s Market, where the homicide happened, is the root of the problem.  There have been three deadly shootings connected to the store in the last three years. The victims were all between 17 and 20 years old.

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“In the case of this business, given the frequency of violence and the fact that it always seems to make its way back here, it would certainly be great if the business would be closed,” Anais Hussian, a community chaplain with Abiding Missions tells Channel 11.

Now, local Councilperson Bob Charland is calling for the District Attorney to force the closure, saying he’s the only one with the authority to do so.

Paris Malloy runs a daycare with her mom right next to Adan’s Market.

“They’re my top priority,” Malloy said.  “Also, their safety and their wellbeing.”

Malloy also petitioned for the neighboring convenience store to be shut down in 2022 for the safety of the families she serves, but says nothing came of it.

“It is kind of concerning about the store - next door,” Malloy.  “There are always things going on.  Sometimes I don’t know whether we should close or stay open so we can keep the children safe and their parents as well.”

Two other victims, including a 17-year-old boy, were also shot near the scene of the homicide.  Both victims are expected to be ok.

We tried to get in touch with the owner of Adan’s Market 2 on Monday. He was not in the store and a phone number for the market isn’t listed.  He previously told Channel 11, despite public pressure, he has no plans to close.

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