Police arrest suspect in death of teenager after shots fired into group

KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A suspect was identified Tuesday in the shooting death of a teenager Saturday afternoon in Kennedy Township.

An arrest warrant was issued for Israel Moon, 21, on charges of criminal homicide and carrying a firearm without a license, according to a criminal complaint.

Moon surrendered to police and is currently in the Allegheny County Jail.

"I'm not gonna talk about what he did or did not do. This is a good family who did the right thing and turned him in and we will fight these charges," said Moon's attorney, Blaine Jones.

Investigators said Al-Maleky, of McKees Rocks, was with several other people watching a fight between two young men when shots were fired into the crowd.

STORY: Teen killed when shots fired into group watching fight

Al-Maleky, a recent graduate of Sto-Rox High School, ran to a nearby yard, where he was found by first responders, police said. He died at a hospital less than two hours later from a single gunshot wound to the back.

A witness told police Moon admitted to firing two shots before the gun jammed and said, “I didn’t aim. I just shot randomly.”

“We don’t think he singled out one of the individuals randomly. Rather he shot at the group,” Allegheny County Police Lieutenant Andrew Schurman said.

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