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Man convicted of shooting, killing man in North Versailles in 2018 given life sentence

NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. — Darrel Hardy, the man convicted of shooting and killing 28-year-old Zack Moore, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.

Moore was killed in North Versailles on July 8, 2018 at 5:44 a.m. Officers found him suffering with a gunshot wound to the head on East Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard near Dixon Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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According to court documents, Moore was without shoes and there appeared to be drag marks on his right foot and right leg. Police said that Moore was shot while in a vehicle and was later placed or pushed into where he was found.

Detectives checked with Allegheny County 911 for any reported car fires between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and the time of their request. Dispatchers told police that one had been reported in the South Side at around 6:26 a.m.

Police tracked down the car and were able to trace the vehicle’s locations and determine that it was rented. They learned that the vehicle was rented by Hardy, and were able to identify him on a camera walking along a street near the area of the car fire.

Investigators found a pair of shoes and debris when they searched the vehicle.

Witnesses also told police that Hardy had arrived at their residence at a time when Hardy had claimed to be home.

He was sentenced to four to eight years, on top of his life sentence.