PITTSBURGH (AP) - Trial is scheduled to open Tuesday for an elderly western Pennsylvania funeral director charged in the shooting death of a contractor.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (https://bit.ly/1isaGP7 ) reports that the proceedings had been scheduled to open Monday but were delayed a day because the defendant couldn’t hear the testimony.
Ninety-year-old William Welsh of Homestead is charged in Allegheny County in the July shooting death of 58-year-old William Menni of McKees Rocks outside the funeral home owned by Welsh’s family.
Authorities said the two had argued about the demolition of a nearby vacant home. Defense attorney Frank Walker has said his client acted in self-defense.
Assistant District Attorney Michael Berquist said a second court reporter will sit next to Welsh so that he can read testimony in real time.
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Information from: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, https://pghtrib.com
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