Overview
- Police identified the gunman as Stanley Eugene West, who is charged with criminal homicide, attempted homicide and recklessly endangering another person.
- Surveillance video shows Rakesh Ehagaban stepping out and asking “Are you alright, bud?” before being shot at point-blank range.
- Investigators say the suspect first shot a woman in a car outside the motel; she remains in critical condition and a child in the vehicle was unharmed.
- Officers used license-plate readers to locate a U‑Haul in East Hills, where an exchange of gunfire wounded a Pittsburgh detective and left West hospitalized in critical condition.
- A 9mm Blazer Luger was recovered near the victim, and the footage and physical evidence are cited in the criminal complaint.