By: Shelley Bortz of KDKA-TV
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A man is accused of fatally shooting a woman in an apparent rampage on his way to a bar on New Year’s Eve, police said.
READ MORE: Rostraver Township Police, Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office Investigating the Shooting
Anthony Montel Hairston, 25, is facing first-degree murder, two counts of possession of a firearm and driving with a suspended license in Holly Vadella’s death.
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Police said Vadella was driving down Rostraver Road on her way home to visit her mother when Hairston was following closely behind her. Witnesses told police they were on their way to a bar and Hairston was trying to pass Vadella’s car because she was driving slowly, the criminal complaint said.
As Hairston entered the left lane, witnesses told police Vadella bumped into him, angering Hairston. He then rolled down the window and opened fire twice, police said.
He drove away and two minutes after the shooting allegedly went to a bar in the town of Rostraver, the criminal complaint said.
Police said Vadella was hit and found dead inside her car.
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Cal U released a statement about her death, saying the university was “deeply heartbroken.”
“As a typist in the Office of Academic Success for 10 years, Holly is an important member of our Cal U. family. Our hearts go out to her family, friends and colleagues,” the statement read.
