A man was shot and killed by police after officers responded to reports of shots fired, attempted murder
MONONGAHELA, Pa. – A man was fatally shot by police as officers responded to reports of shots fired and an attempted homicide in Washington County.
The Washington County Coroner identified the man as Cody Bennett, 29, of Monongahela, who lived a few houses down from where he was involved in a fatal police encounter.
Washington County dispatchers said officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Lincoln Street in Monongahela around 9:10 p.m.
Police said a confrontation began and Bennett was shot by an officer. He was taken to Mon Valley Hospital and pronounced dead at 10:13 p.m
“I don’t know what we’re going to do without him … and such a violent path,” said Marci Doty-Fitterer, Bennett’s mother. She said her son called the police an hour before the incident and invited her to the party. She does not understand what happened during this short period of time that could end in violence.
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“We can’t, for the life of us, forgive why. Or, what happened. He was very happy and I talked to him on the phone. I was invited and he was happy as anything and like an hour later this happened. What the hell happened? What happened to my baby?”
Doty-Fitterer said her son was an amazing uncle to her 2-year-old niece and had just taken her for a walk at night. He said he worked for a local pool installation company and loved to garden. And that’s how she would want her son to be remembered.
“If the situation had been changed, would you want your child’s story to be heard? You wish he was known for what he was, the gentle giant that he was and that he loved with all his heart.
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Doty-Fitterer told Cara Sapida that no one in the family knew he had a gun. They don’t know if it was his weapon.
“No, no. I didn’t do it. This is still an unanswered question. And he is not here to tell us this story. And he never will and that makes me sad.”
State police have taken over the investigation and have released very few details.
Police told Channel 11 that people at the party told Bennett to leave. He went to his house, got a gun and returned, firing shots into the air and into the house.
When responding officers arrived, Bennett began shooting at his car, according to police. They told Bennett to drop the gun, and when he didn’t, they shot him.
Police also said the officer who shot Bennett is on administrative leave.
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