Father and son dead after shooting in Pleasant Hills home

PLEASANT HILLS, Pa. — A father and son are dead after an early morning shooting in Pleasant Hills.

The Allegheny County Police Department says 911 officials were notified of a shooting in the 400 block of Nantucket Drive at 7:21 a.m.

When first responders got on scene, no one responded at the home, so SWAT was called in to assist.

When they entered the home at 9:21 a.m., two men, a father and adult son, were found dead inside from single gunshot wounds.

ACPD is now investigating.

At around 10 p.m. on Monday, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the men as Edgar Dawson, 72, and Bradley Dawson, 38.

The medical examiner later released that Bradley Dawson was killed, and his father, Edgar Dawson, then took his own life.

Channel 11 learned that Brad Dawson was a standout quarterback at Thomas Jefferson High School, helping them win the state title in 2004. Head coach Bill Cherpak, sent us the following statement when we reached out:

“As I sit here filled with grief and sadness thinking of Boo and the whole tragic situation that unfolded on Monday... I force myself to remember all of the great times with him and there were many. Boo was a great athlete... He was good at every sport but football was his favorite. He was probably the single person most responsible for getting TJ football over the hump and winning our first WPIAL and PIAA State Championship in 2004. He was our starting QB and defensive back. He was an all-state QB. Just an amazing athlete but an even better person. He loved everything about TJ.

“Boo and I had a great relationship... What started out as a player/coach relationship quickly grew over time, and we became great friends over the years. He loved to cut hair and was very good at it. He has cut my hair every 3 weeks for the last 20 years. It would take him a couple hours to cut it, but I think that was only because we would talk the whole time. We had great conversations about everything from when he played for TJ to things he was doing now as well as all of the kids on the current team and how they were doing. He had one of the kindest souls of anyone I have ever known. Just a genuinely good person. He would never hurt anyone or even say something bad about another person. He truly loved life. There will be an empty place in my heart and the hearts of all who knew him. He touched the lives of so many people and didn’t even know it. The situation is even more emotional and difficult because his brother Brian is also our Quarterbacks coach and we are doing everything we can to support him as well. I could go on forever .... Everyone loved him and will miss him greatly.”

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