Gunman shot dead by police after opening fire on officers during search warrant in Whitehall

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An armed man was shot and killed by police in Whitehall Borough after opening fire on officers during a search warrant early Tuesday morning.

Allegheny County police said the incident began shortly after 6 a.m. at the Hillside Meadows apartment complex along Parkline Drive. Agents with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Gun Violence Task Force were attempting to execute a search warrant for illegal weapons inside an apartment.

Police are investigating a shooting involving an officer in the Whitehall borough.

Brian Smithmyer, KDKA photojournalist

When officers attempted to enter the apartment, a 54-year-old man opened fire on the officers, police said.

After the shots were fired, the officers and the man who had started shooting both took cover, and a short time later the man returned with two guns and started shooting again on the officers, according to police.

Police say several officers returned fire, striking and killing the man. He has not yet been identified.

The Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit is leading the investigation into the police shooting.

No officers were injured during the incident.

Stay with KDKA-TV and KDKA.com for the latest on this developing story.

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