A 36-year-old man from Scott was shot in the face with a small caliber weapon shortly before midnight Saturday near the intersection of Third Street and Diamond Alley, Carnegie.

A suspect, Muhammed Ali Nasar, 19, of the 400 block of Third Street, Carnegie, was apprehended a short time after the shooting and taken into custody on drug possession charges. He is charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.

Police in Carnegie and Allegheny County Police Homicide Detectives are continuing to investigate the facts surrounding the shooting, Carnegie police Chief Jeffrey Harbin said.