Salim Basalat, 36, a machine operator and father of two from Guyana, was shot in the parking lot of a Lowe’s in Hermitage, Pennsylvania on May 26, 2026. He was taken to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio with critical gunshot injuries and later died.

Police say the shooting began after a meeting in the Lowe’s parking lot and was tied to a personal dispute. Investigators focused on 32-year-old Taneesha Lynn Teague, who reportedly followed her ex-girlfriend to the store. An altercation allegedly occurred, Teague brandished a handgun and fired, then fled. She turned herself in the next day and was initially charged with attempted homicide; charges were upgraded to first-degree murder after Basalat’s death, along with aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person. The case is pending in Mercer County court.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation at the Lowe’s parking lot or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.