Conviction in 2019 Arnold fatal shooting upheld

Shawden L. Ross, 32, is led to an SUV by a Westmoreland County sheriff’s deputy in May 2019. District Judge Frank Pallone Jr. had just ordered Ross, of Pittsburgh, to stand trial for the shooting death of Lamont Simmons, 27, in Arnold. (TribLive)

The conviction of a Pittsburgh man serving a 40-year prison sentence for a fatal shooting six years ago in an Arnold alley will stand, a Westmoreland County judge ruled.

Shawden Ross, 39, argued his conviction should be overturned because evidence presented against him during a 2022 trial did not prove his guilt…

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