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CBS News
6 days ago
- CBS News
Man charged with firing shotgun rounds into ceiling of North Fayette hotel room
A man was arrested and is facing charges, accused of firing several shotgun rounds into the ceiling of his hotel room in North Fayette Township. Levi Barela, 39, is facing several counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, assault, and reckless endangerment after police said the shotgun rounds he fired inside the Extended Stay America on Tuesday led to the hotel being condemned. Police said they were first called to the Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa just before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday for reports of a man with a gun inside the business. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man, later identified as Barela, who was armed with a loaded shotgun. Police said he handed the shotgun over without incident. Police said Barela admitted to firing five or six shotgun rounds into the ceiling of the room where he was living at the hotel because he believed there were federal agents "attempting to neutralize him." After firing the shots into the ceiling, Barela then reloaded the shotgun and went to the massage business, to tell his fiancé about what happened, police said. Police said the shotgun rounds Barela fired into the ceiling pierced the water lines throughout the hotel and resulted in the roof of rooms collapsing due to water damage. The hotel was condemned by North Fayette Township code enforcement due to the incident. Police say that Barela was taken to Western Psychiatric Hospital due to his mental status.
CBS News
05-08-2025
- Health
- CBS News
North Fayette Township firefighters help save choking child
A young child who was choking was saved on Monday afternoon by North Fayette Township firefighters. The North Fayette Township Volunteer Fire Department said Deputy Chief Ian Richards was walking outside of the station along Steubenville Pike on Monday afternoon when he saw a vehicle in the parking lot. When Richards was investigating, the fire department said a mother got out of the vehicle in a panic along with an infant child who was choking for an unknown reason. Richards called for help from other firefighters and EMTs who were at the station and they helped stop the child from choking and allowed them to start breathing normally and crying. The fire department said the child was taken to the hospital for further evaluation. "Quick thinking by the mother and quick action from the staffers allowed for the situation to be mitigated very quickly," the fire department said. "We are proud to staff our station with paid and volunteer staffers, their presence in the big red building on Steubenville Pike and their experience are invaluable to the community." The department gave recognition to Deputy Chief Richards along with firefighter and EMT Zac Cummings, firefighter and EMT James Gray, Lieutenant and EMT Brandon Spencer, and Lieutenant EMT Tyler Pilewski.
