Desertdog
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Sounds like a self-defense case to me, but looks like they are trying to sock it to him.
Man shot in hip during confrontation in woods
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_384358.html
Police believe Ronald Medved had a score to settle when he went up into the woods along Little Pine Creek Road in Shaler before dawn Friday, carrying a 3-foot metal pipe to the spot where he knew Bryan Meier regularly hunted.
What Medved didn't know was that in addition to a hunting bow, Meier was carrying a pistol.
Medved, 44, of Third Street in Oakmont, was in critical condition at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh's Uptown section yesterday, after Meier shot him in the hip, police said. The gunshot wound is affecting the function of Medved's kidneys.
Allegheny County police declined to reveal the nature of the dispute or how long the two men had known each other.
Meier, 34, surrendered to authorities shortly after neighbors heard the gunshots and called police.
"I was in bed when I heard the shots," said Ron Davis of Little Pine Creek Road, a hunter who knew the sound did not come from a hunting rifle or shotgun.
"By the time I went out on the porch, police were already here," he said.
Davis said he did not know Meier, but had seen him hunting in the nearby woods a number of times. The confrontation between the two men took place in a thickly wooded area behind the home of Meier's mother.
Meier, of Phillips Road in Richland, was charged with aggravated assault. Though he is licensed to carry the pistol, Meier could face charges of violating state game laws because he had the gun while bow hunting.
He was in the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment yesterday evening.
Medved also is expected to be charged with assault for his part in the confrontation with Meier. Neither man had previous arrest records.
Tony LaRussa can be reached at [email protected].
Man shot in hip during confrontation in woods
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_384358.html
Police believe Ronald Medved had a score to settle when he went up into the woods along Little Pine Creek Road in Shaler before dawn Friday, carrying a 3-foot metal pipe to the spot where he knew Bryan Meier regularly hunted.
What Medved didn't know was that in addition to a hunting bow, Meier was carrying a pistol.
Medved, 44, of Third Street in Oakmont, was in critical condition at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh's Uptown section yesterday, after Meier shot him in the hip, police said. The gunshot wound is affecting the function of Medved's kidneys.
Allegheny County police declined to reveal the nature of the dispute or how long the two men had known each other.
Meier, 34, surrendered to authorities shortly after neighbors heard the gunshots and called police.
"I was in bed when I heard the shots," said Ron Davis of Little Pine Creek Road, a hunter who knew the sound did not come from a hunting rifle or shotgun.
"By the time I went out on the porch, police were already here," he said.
Davis said he did not know Meier, but had seen him hunting in the nearby woods a number of times. The confrontation between the two men took place in a thickly wooded area behind the home of Meier's mother.
Meier, of Phillips Road in Richland, was charged with aggravated assault. Though he is licensed to carry the pistol, Meier could face charges of violating state game laws because he had the gun while bow hunting.
He was in the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment yesterday evening.
Medved also is expected to be charged with assault for his part in the confrontation with Meier. Neither man had previous arrest records.
Tony LaRussa can be reached at [email protected].
