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A New Kensington man accused in the shooting death of a man inside an Arnold home more than two years ago told a Westmoreland County jury Wednesday that he fired the fatal shots in self-defense. Mario Matthew Gatti, 33, was the lone defense witness to testify during his two-day trial.
Joe Napsha | Tribune-Review Mario M. Gatti shown on May 7, 2020, brought to Westmoreland County Courthouse, after he was arrested a month earlier in Jacksonville, Fla. Gatti is accused of the fatal shooting of a Brackenridge man in Arnold in January 2020. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A New Kensington man charged in a fatal shooting last year in Arnold appeared in a Westmoreland County courtroom Monday and pleaded guilty to a minor drug-related offense as he continues to await trial on a charge of fir...