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Police: Officer saw suspect chasing victim down street, shooting at him

PITTSBURGH — A man was arrested for a deadly shooting in a Pittsburgh neighborhood earlier this week.

The shooting happened Monday on Bedford Avenue and charges were filed Friday.

An officer on patrol in the area heard gunshots and then saw a man, later identified as Lamont Pendelton, 40, "chasing and firing several shots at another black male, who was later identified as Antwon Jones."

Jones was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.

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When the officer saw Pendelton chasing Jones, they ordered him to drop his weapon and chased him when he didn't.

The officer eventually caught up to Pendelton, but he did not have a gun on him.

A witness later identified Pendelton as the man who shot Jones.

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According to that witness, "Pendelton approached Jones with a handgun and racked the slide."

After the two briefly exchanged words, according to the criminal complaint, "Pendelton racked the slide a second time and opened fire on Jones."

Jones died three days later from his injuries. Pendelton is being held in the Allegheny County Jail on criminal homicide charges.