State police say one woman died and three others were wounded after gunfire outside Niki’s Quick Six.
PARKS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The call came in at 1:16 a.m., sending police to Niki’s Quick Six on 1st Street, where officers found Jessica Hilliard dead and another woman wounded after gunfire in the parking lot.
The April 26 shooting began with a fight outside the bar and ended with four people shot, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Investigators say Hilliard, 34, of Apollo, had stepped outside with others after a woman came into the bar saying she had been jumped. Police arrested David Dunmire, 36, of Vandergrift, at the scene and later identified him as the accused in a homicide case.
The first official record of the scene was stark. The state police public information report listed the nature of the incident as criminal homicide, gave the address as 1024 1st St. and named Trooper Timothy Reilly as the investigating officer. It said Kiskiminetas Patrol Officer Aaron Artz arrived first. Officers identified one deceased woman and multiple gunshot victims. Hilliard was pronounced dead at the scene. Rebecca Boston, 24, of McIntyre, was found there injured and was later listed in critical condition.
Two other victims were not at the bar when troopers arrived. Police said Hector Saballos, 34, and Dominik Dellach, 25, both of Vandergrift, had left the scene before state police got there. They were later listed in stable condition. That meant investigators had to account for victims at different locations while securing a parking lot that had just become a homicide scene. The report said troopers notified the Armstrong County District Attorney’s Office and the Armstrong County Coroner’s Office as the investigation began.
Police said the moments before the shooting involved a physical altercation in the parking lot. A separate complaint described a woman entering the bar and saying she had been attacked outside. Several people then headed toward the disturbance, including Hilliard. Investigators said Dunmire produced a firearm and fired seven rounds toward the people who had come out. Hilliard was struck in the chest more than once. Officials have not released a full public timeline of each movement before, during and after the shots.
Hilliard’s family said she was trying to stop harm, not start a confrontation. “A man was possibly putting his hands on a female, and her and another friend, you know, tried to step in and stop it,” Hailey Frawley said. Her sister, Amanda Evacheck, said the action fit Hilliard’s character. “Our sister died a hero,” Evacheck said. Their comments placed Hilliard among the people responding to a call for help, while police records placed Dunmire as the person accused of firing into the group.
After the shooting, Dunmire remained at the scene, police said. Troopers took him into custody without incident. District Attorney Katie Charlton approved criminal homicide charges after consultation with state police. Local reports said Dunmire later faced 16 charges, including criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault. The number and wording of charges may shift during court proceedings, but the central accusation remained that Dunmire fired the shots that killed Hilliard and wounded three others.
Niki’s Quick Six sits in Parks Township near Vandergrift, in Armstrong County northeast of Pittsburgh. The business became the focus of police activity, media attention and later legal action after the shooting. Owner Niki Hosack later said through a public statement that the incident was unacceptable and offered condolences to the families affected. The bar later closed after sheriff’s deputies served civil documents described by court staff as an emergency injunction. A private hearing later ended with an undisclosed resolution.
The state police report did not say why the first argument began. It also did not say whether investigators recovered the firearm, what surveillance video showed in full or how many witnesses gave statements. Local reports said police reviewed video from the bar area and saw a large group in the parking lot before the shots. Any video, witness testimony and forensic evidence could become part of the court record as prosecutors move the case through Armstrong County court.
The human toll became clearer in the days that followed. Hilliard’s sisters said she left behind three children. Frawley said Hilliard handled her children’s health needs and was dedicated to them. Evacheck said the family wanted to care for the children and help them live well after their mother’s death. A fundraiser for the family described Hilliard as someone who stepped in when others needed help, a description that echoed the family’s account of why she was outside the bar.
At a later preliminary hearing, charges against Dunmire were held for court, according to local reports. That hearing marked an early checkpoint in the prosecution, not a finding of guilt. Prosecutors must still prove the allegations through the court process. The surviving victims may be part of that process, along with law enforcement witnesses, medical records, ballistic evidence, video and testimony from people who were at Niki’s Quick Six when the shooting happened.
The case remains defined by a short span of time outside a bar: a reported attack, people moving toward the door, seven shots and four victims. Hilliard died at the scene, Boston survived in critical condition and two men were listed as stable after leaving the area.
Author note: Last updated 2026-05-21.