TURTLE CREEK, PA – A confrontation between two men in Turtle Creek has led to assault charges. On the evening of Wednesday, the Allegheny County Police Department responded to a report of a shots fired incident and a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle on Penn Avenue.
Investigations by the General Investigations Unit of Allegheny County Police revealed an altercation outside a business on the 100 block of Penn Avenue.
Tyvon Stevenson, 25, was identified on surveillance footage assaulting 53-year-old Rattandeep Virk. Stevenson was seen pointing a handgun at Virk, though no shots were fired.
Following the initial altercation, Virk, in his vehicle, encountered Stevenson again on the 800 block of Penn Avenue. Virk reportedly struck Stevenson with his vehicle multiple times. Stevenson responded by firing shots at the vehicle, but no one was injured by gunfire. Stevenson was later hospitalized for a lower leg injury and is in stable condition.
Stevenson now faces simple assault charges for the incident inside the business.