Man shot, killed in Farrell; suspect arrested in Nebraska

FARRELL, Pa. — A man accused of shooting and killing a man in Mercer County was arrested in Nebraska on Sunday.

According to Pennsylvania State police in Mercer, the Farrell Police Department was called to 802 Roemer Boulevard at around 4:37 a.m. Saturday for reports of a disturbance.

While at the scene, police were made aware of a deceased man at a local hospital who had been shot.

Police found that the victim, Jayson Burns, 21, from Sharon, was shot at the disturbance they were responding to on Roemer Avenue. An investigation done by the PSP Mercer Criminal Investigation Unit and the Troop D Major Case Team determined that Burns was involved in a physical altercation involving three other males along the roadway.

During the altercation, Darrell Daurice Harrison Jr., 27, from Youngstown, Ohio, shot Burns and drove away from the scene prior to officers arriving, police said.

According to police, Burns was taken to the hospital by several people at the scene.

Harrison was found at around 1:56 p.m. during a traffic stop in Nebraska. He was arrested by the Seward County Sheriff’s Office. He is currently being held in the Seward County Detention Center. His extradition back to Pennsylvania is pending.

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