Police searching for suspect after police officer killed, another injured in Brackenridge (Pittsburg

[mountaineer]

Police searching for suspect after police officer killed, another injured in Brackenridge shooting
by Allen Warren

A police officer has died and another officer is injured after a shooting Monday afternoon in Brackenridge, police officials said in a briefing.

First responders were in the area of Brackenridge Avenue and Morgan Street near Tomson Scrap Metal, according to Allegheny County dispatch. Pittsburgh's Action News 4 encountered a SWAT team in the area of Prospect Street and 6th Avenue.

In a briefing, police said they were looking for Aaron Lamont Swan, 28, of Duquesne, in connection to the shooting. Swan is also known to frequent the Penn Hills area.

Police say Swan is armed and dangerous. Police recovered the vehicle Swan was in, but Swan then ran away.  ...

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The dead officer reportedly was the chief of police for this suburb of Pittsburgh.

[mountaineer]

The guy has been called a career criminal. Previously convicted of killing a police K-9, but sentenced to only two years for that (and I don't know how little of that he actually served).

Unconfirmed reports say he's been taken into custody.

[mountaineer]

 

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#BREAKING: Sources say Aaron Lamont Swan was killed in a shootout with police in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood.
7:01 PM · Jan 2, 2023

[mountaineer]

One police officer was shot and killed and another was shot in the leg after an hours-long foot pursuit in Brackenridge for a Duquesne man who was still on the loose as of 6:30 p.m. Monday.

Aaron L. Swan, 28, of Duquesne, is armed and dangerous, police said. They have been pursuing Swan since Sunday night, said Allegheny County Police Superintendent Christopher Kearns.

State police first encountered Swan, who was wanted for probation violation involving weapons near the Cheswick area when he fled a traffic stop. ...

One officer, who was shot in the head, died of his injuries at the scene. A second officer was shot in the leg and was currently in stable condition at an area hospital.

After the shooting, police say Swan carjacked a vehicle on Pacific Avenue. The owner of the car wasn’t hurt, police say.  ...

Tribune Review

[Hoodat]

According to police officials in Allegheny County, 28-year-old Aaron Lamont Swan Jr. of Duquesne was involved in multiple chases with police over two days due to a probation violation for weapons.

Police say on Monday there was a traffic stop where officers identified Swan Jr. and that he was able to elude officers.

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Police later located Swan Jr. around 2 p.m. on Monday and again lost contact with him. Around 4 p.m. officers located him once again and two shootings occurred blocks apart from one another.

During the shootings two officers were shot, one fatally with a gunshot wound to the head. A second officer was injured with a gunshot wound to the leg but is in stable condition.

https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-police-officer-fatally-shot-in-allegheny-county/

[mountaineer]

Of course.

Gunman in Brackenridge police chief slaying had extensive criminal history
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Paula Reed Ward | Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 2:36 p.m.

The Duquesne man who police said killed Brackenridge’s police chief Monday had been charged with homicide nearly a decade ago.

Aaron Swan, 28, was shot and killed Monday night after a shootout with police in Pittsburgh’s Homewood-Brushton neighborhood. Police said Swan had shot Brackenridge Chief Justin McIntire earlier in the day.

Swan’s criminal record includes a homicide charge that had been filed in connection with the April 18, 2014, shooting death of a man in Homewood.

By the time that case got to its preliminary hearing, the homicide count against Swan had been withdrawn, and he faced only charges of robbery and criminal conspiracy. ...

Meanwhile, local news tells us how beloved the chief was and what a loss this is for his community. 

[GtHawk]

Good the story ended the way all of these should with the POS dead. RIP Chief Justin McIntire prayers for your family.