Local community raising money for police in honor of business owner killed in Lower Burrell WPXI [Video]

LOWER BURRELL, Pa. — A late bar owner’s legacy is being carried on as family and friends raise money to support causes he cared about.

Two fundraisers were held in honor of David “Mogie” Magill, 64, in Lower Burrell on Saturday who was shot and killed outside of his business in in December.

On a searing hot day, live bands jammed out in front of a crowd of people who were all there to support Mogie.

Mogie’s daughter, Kelsie Magill, said the Back the Blue event at her father’s Irish Pub has been going five years strong.

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“We’re so fortunate the community backs us,” she said.

The nonprofit was started by Mogie and his friend Ron Balla to help raise money for police departments throughout Westmoreland and Allegheny counties.

“What Mogie believed in lives on,” said Balla, who is the president of the local Back the Blue chapter. “There’s nothing better than …