New details have emerged surrounding a police shooting that happened in McDonald Borough on Friday night.

Late Friday night, authorities said that one person had been shot by a McDonald Borough Police officer in front of Michael's Tavern along East Lincoln Avenue.

That person, now identified through court documents as Jeremy Washington, was shot and taken to the hospital.

Court paperwork shows that officers were called to the area just after 9 p.m. on Friday for a man who was possibly armed with a gun and threatening another person.

Police said that McDonald Police Chief Timothy Motte responded to the call and approached the man, later identified as Washington, who aimed his gun at Chief Motte.

An officer with the McDonald Borough Police Department shot a person on Oct. 3, 2025, o

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