Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Victim Worked at Western Psych, Lived in Edgewood

A man involved in a mass shooting Thursday is from our area.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported this morning that one man who died in a mass shooting at Western Psych Thursday is from Edgewood.

"Michael Schaab, 25, of , was pronounced dead at the clinic at 3 p.m., about 80 minutes after the shootings occurred," the report states.

The Post-Gazette also is reporting that he was recently engaged to Megan Shively, 25, who works at UPMC Presbyterian in Shadyside. He is a Greensburg Central Catholic High School graduate who later attended and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh.

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According to local obituaries, Schaab's sister, Nancy, died in October 2010 at the age of 26. Their parents are listed as Harry and Mary Schaab of Greensburg. The couple owns the Old Route 66 Grille in Greensburg.

Mary spoke with the Associated Press and said their daughter was tragically killed in a domestic dispute.

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While watching news coverage of the shooting on Thursday, the family assumed Michael was safe because he worked on an upper floor in the geriatric unit, the AP reports.

We will provide more details as soon as possible.


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