Overview
- The footage shows manager Rakesh Ehagaban stepping outside the Pittsburgh Motel and asking, “Are you alright, bud?” before being shot in the head at close range.
- Investigators say the incident began moments earlier when West allegedly shot a female companion in the neck in the parking lot; a child in the car was unharmed.
- West fled in a U-Haul and was tracked to Pittsburgh’s East Hills, where he allegedly exchanged gunfire with detectives, wounding a Pittsburgh police detective who is expected to recover.
- Allegheny County prosecutors have charged West with criminal homicide, attempted homicide, and recklessly endangering another person, and he is under guard in a hospital.
- A criminal complaint and motel surveillance footage form key evidence, a firearm was recovered near the victim, and an independent review by Pennsylvania State Police is underway with no motive identified.