Brandon D Smith

Death by Force

Brandon D. Smith, 45, a Black man from the Farrell–West Middlesex area, was shot just after 1 a.m. on September 21, 2025, outside Yank's Place on the 700 block of Idaho Street in Farrell. He was rushed to UPMC Horizon–Shenango Valley and pronounced dead a short time later; the Mercer County coroner determined he died from a gunshot wound to the chest and ruled the death a homicide. He was widely known in the community as “Coach Brandon,” a youth football coach whose death quickly sent ri ...Read More

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/farrell-news/new-castle-man-charged-in-shooting-that-killed-local-coach-at-farrell-bar/

WPXI: Investigation underway after local man shot in chest, dies in hospital

    ...View 9 additional sources