An Armstrong County man is in the Butler County Prison on $1 million bail following his arrest in a suspected drug rip-off attempt early Friday morning in Adams Township that left one person dead and another with a gunshot wound.

McKinley W. Berry, 24, of Ford City is charged with homicide, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, conspiracy to commit the crimes of homicide and robbery, and reckless endangerment.

Killed in the hail of gunfire about 3:15 a.m. at 141 Downieville Road was Jason T. McIntyre, 25, of Kittanning.

State police believe Berry, McIntyre and Jacob M. Adams, 24, of Kittanning drove together to rob a pair of tenants living at one of two apartments at the Downieville Road home of marijuana and money.

The Butler County District Attorney's Office this afternoon said they also plan to charge Adams with homicide and other charges in the same crime.

Police identified the intended targets and tenants as Jeremy C. Hughes and Daniel C. Oliverio.

Adams told investigators that he, Berry and McIntyre had previously bought marijuana at the home from a man named "Dan," according to court documents.

Police, however, do not believe that the three Armstrong County men on Friday had contacted the tenants to set up any drug deal.

Instead, the trio, after meeting up at a Kittanning area bar, drove to Adams Township and parked their car some distance away from the Downieville Road home, police said. While Adams stayed in the car, Berry and McIntyre walked to the home.

Police said Berry and McIntyre wore hooded sweatshirts and gloves to conceal their identities.

Berry only had a few dollars with him and McIntyre and Adams had no money.

Once they got to the house, Berry and McIntyre forced their way in, police said, and "began shooting at the victims."

Moments earlier, Hughes had peeked through the glass in the front door and saw one of the men pointing a handgun at him. Hughes ran to a bedroom and armed himself with a shotgun, pointing it at the front door.

Oliverio got a handgun and stood near Hughes, pointing it at the same door.

When the shooting began, Hughes was struck in the stomach, police said. He and Oliverio returned fire.

Wade J. Brueckman of Connoquenessing Township, who was visiting Hughes and Oliverio, ran into the home's bathroom when the shooting started, and hid in the bathtub.

At some point in the barrage of gunfire, McIntyre was hit. Berry fled, police said. McIntyre also may have tried to retreat but died on the front steps.

An autopsy determined McIntyre died of a 12-gauge shotgun slug to the chest, according to Butler County Coroner William Young III.

Police in charging documents did not identify who they believed fired the deadly shot. But Hughes was the only person named as firing a shotgun.

Adams told investigators that when Berry returned to the getaway car, he acknowledged that McIntyre was dead.

Hughes, Oliverio and Brueckman also fled, running past McIntyre's body.

No one involved that night apparently contacted authorities to report what happened. Police also noted that neither Berry nor Adams tried to contact McIntyre's family and inform them of his death.

Investigators at the house found several bullet holes in the wall near the front door and several bullet marks in the wooden railing of the interior stairs.

Still more bullet holes were found in the living room wall near the tenants' bedrooms.

From the shell casings recovered, police believe at least three different guns had been fired inside the home.

Police on Saturday interviewed Berry at the Kittanning barracks. He claimed he heard only one gunshot while at the house. He denied he had a gun with him and claimed he did not see McIntyre with a gun.

The investigation continues but Ben Simon, an assistant district attorney, said he did not expect anyone else would be charged in the case.

He would not say if police have recovered all the guns involved in the shooting.