15-year-old arrested, charged with attempted homicide in Hopwood shooting
A 15-year-old boy was charged as an adult with attempted homicide and related charges for allegedly firing shots at four people outside the Hopwood Motel, Saturday night.
Sean Aaron Crump of Brownfield Road in Uniontown was arrested and lodged in Fayette County Prison Monday night.
He allegedly fired shots at Elliott Stanley, Deshaun Shy, Elijah Harris and a 17-year-old boy in the parking lot of the motel at about 11 p.m., hitting the Hopwood Motel and a Honda Civic, causing significant damage.
According to the affidavit of probable cause filed in his case, Shy, Harris and the 17-year-old first encountered Crump while buying snacks at Dollar General across the street at about 6:15 p.m. They recognized him from school and tried to talk to him. He reportedly became defensive and aggressive, reaching toward his waistband. The teen was reportedly known to carry a firearm. The three people wrestled him to the ground, fearing an attack. When they left the store, he allegedly shouted taunts at them to come toward him while brandishing a gun. State police responded to a disturbance at the store at the time, but everyone had left the scene.
Police said Stanley received a video phone call at the motel from Harris at about 11 p.m. and answered the call to see Crump, asking them to come outside to talk. Jessica Rockwell and a 17-year-old girl stayed in the motel room. Harris approached the three others outside, acting civilly and asking about the earlier incident. They reportedly saw a shadowy figure in the distance and heard someone “racking” a pistol, followed by gunshots. Harris, Stanley, Shy and the teen ducked behind a pickup truck for cover. They ran back to the room after a prolonged series of gunshots subsided, locking the door and shutting off the lights.
Police collected 11 shell casings at the scene.
Crump was charged as an adult after state police consulted with Fayette County District Attorney Rich Bower about the incident.
He was arraigned at 7 p.m. Monday before Magisterial District Judge Ronald Haggerty Jr., who set bail at $100,000.
Crump is facing four counts of criminal attempt to commit homicide, eight counts of aggravated assault, five counts of discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, 10 counts of recklessly endangering another person and two counts of criminal mischief.