Police: Shooting victim fired at house, cruiser

By Mon Valley Independent

By TAYLOR BROWN

tbrown@yourmvi.com

New details have been released about Sunday night’s incident in Monongahela that resulted in police fatally shooting Cody Bennett. According to State Trooper Forrest Allison, Bennett got into a dispute at a home on Thomas Street Sunday night.

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