MT. OLIVER, Pa — A man pleaded guilty Thursday to shooting a police officer, a woman and a man in Knoxville and Mount Oliver in June 2022.
Crews responded to the 300 block of Brownsville Road in Knoxville for a report of a 25-year-old woman shot in the leg around 5:25 a.m. on June 25, 2022.
When police arrived on scene, a foot pursuit ensued with a man in the 400 block of Brownsville Road in Mount Oliver. The suspect, later identified as Julian Reese-Krasausky, fired a shot and hit an officer in the vest. According to investigators, the officer who was shot was walking by his church at the time of the shooting and noticed the suspect. The suspect then shot the officer, and the officer said, “You just shot me,” to which the suspect allegedly responded, “Sorry, bro.”
According to Allegheny County police, an initial assault occurred at the intersection of Bausman Street and Ibis Way, just outside the entrance of an after-hours club named “The Lobby.”
The woman and a 57-year-old man were both shot in the leg during that assault. Allegheny County police said evidence suggested Reese-Krasausky was also shot in an exchange at the club before police arrived.
Reese-Krasausky pleaded guilty to assault of a law enforcement officer and was sentenced to 15 to 40 years in prison. He was ordered to undergo a drug and alcohol, and a mental health evaluation while in SCI custody.
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