Homicide investigation underway in Cambria County

UPDATE:

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees has identified the victim of a deadly shooting Wednesday morning in Johnstown.

Lees says 51-year-old Jesus Santiago died of a gunshot wound and his death has been ruled a homicide.

According to Lees, Santiago was originally from Puerto Rico but had been living in the mainland since 2000.

Lees says he’d been living in Dale for about three or four months.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Police are investigating a homicide in Dale Borough after a shooting Wednesday morning left one man dead.

Cambria County coroner Jeff Lees says the man was shot multiple times in the basement of a home along the 400 Block of Cliff Street. Police say the shooting happened around 3:00 am and that multiple people were inside the home, but they don’t know if they are related to the victim. Lees says an autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

No one is in custody and District Attorney Greg Neugbauer says they have a search warrant for the home to further the investigation. He asks that if anyone has any information to contact Johnstown police and that there’s no reason for residents in the borough to worry.

“There’s nothing to indicate that there’s currently any danger to the public. This doesn’t necessarily appear to be a random occurrence based on the scene a few other things so I don’t believe there’s any reason for the public to be concerned at the moment,” said Cambria County District Attorney Greg Neugbauer.

The 400 Block of Cliff Street is back open as police have cleared the scene.

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