On the morning of December 21, 2023, David Mogie Magill, a 64-year-old owner of Mogie’s Irish Pub in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot outside his business at the intersection of Leechburg and Wildlife Lodge roads. A patrol officer near Bon Air Elementary School heard gunfire around 9:08 a.m. and found Magill with a gunshot wound to his torso; he was later pronounced dead at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison.

Authorities say 45-year-old Lower Burrell resident Nathan Salem went to Lower Burrell City Hall shortly after the shooting and surrendered, reportedly saying he had shot Magill and telling officers about two firearms in his vehicle. Investigators recovered multiple bullet holes in the driver’s side of Magill’s vehicle and at least one round that penetrated a pub window and lodged in an interior wall. Salem was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and criminal homicide; a preliminary hearing was scheduled for January 3, 2024. The motive remains unclear and officials have not disclosed any known relationship between Magill and Salem.

Magill was well known locally for supporting law enforcement and hosting fundraisers and community events. Hundreds attended a candlelight vigil near the pub to mourn his death. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Magill, please come forward to investigators.