NATRONA HEIGHTS — A Beaver County man has been charged with beating a man to death with a hammer.

Police have charged 50-year-old Gary Hill, of Aliquippa, with criminal homicide in the killing of 76-year-old Joseph Jackson, of Pittsburgh.

Harrison Police Chief Mike Klein says the two men got into an argument Wednesday night at the Sheldon Park public housing complex.

Hill's girlfriend, Trudy Smith, called police Thursday morning after Klein says Hill showed her what he had done. She lives in the complex.

Hill was arrested Thursday morning while waiting for a bus.

PITTSBURGH — A youth minister who owned a sawed-off shotgun that discharged and killed a teenager was charged with involuntary manslaughter and other counts.Keith Owens, 21, of Duquesne, was showing the weapon to a group of young people meeting at his home on Nov. 20, according to police. A 14-year-old boy was handling the gun when it discharged, striking 15-year-old Chelsea McAllister, of Duquesne, in the face, killing her instantly, police said.Owens, of Petra International Ministries in Penn Hills, was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter, possession of an offensive weapon, endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors. The teenager was not charged.Owens turned himself in to police and was awaiting arraignment Thursday night.

PLUMVILLE — State police in Indiana County say a 4-year-old boy accidentally shot his younger brother in the thigh with a handgun.Police say the family was moving and the boys found the loaded gun in a box at their Plumville home. The shooting happened about 2:45 p.m. Thursday.The 2-year-old's injuries aren't life threatening. He's been taken to a hospital for treatment. Police say they won't file charges.