Officers say they found the man and tried to talk to him but he fired at them and they returned fire, hitting him multiple times.
PITTSBURGH — A man was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with police in a Pittsburgh suburb over the weekend, authorities said.
Allegheny County police said officers in Forest Hills were dispatched shortly before 10:30 a.m. Sunday to investigate a report of a man yelling at people and lifting his shirt to display a firearm. Officers found the man walking in the street and tried to talk with him, but they say he produced a handgun and fired at offices, police said. They returned fire, striking him multiple times, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police said the officers were uninjured although gunfire struck the pants of one officer.
The man’s name wasn’t immediately released. County police say they were asked by local police to investigate, and the results of that investigation will be provided tot he county district attorney’s office for review. Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities.
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