FARRELL, Pa. —

Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in the chest in Mercer County early Sunday morning.

In a release from the Mercer County coroner, Brandon Smith, 45, of West Middlesex, was pronounced dead at UPMC Horizon-Shenango Valley Hospital just before 2:30 a.m. after sustaining gunshot wound to the chest. Advertisement

The release said Smith was taken to the hospital following an incident that occurred in the 700 block of Idaho Street in the City of Farrell. The specifics of the incident were not released.

Officials said the circumstances are being investigating by the City of Farrell Police Department and Pennsylvania State Police.

An autopsy has been scheduled, the coroner said, and that no additional information will be released at this time.

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