Pittsburgh man arrested after trading gunshots with security officer
Pittsburgh PA April 24 2019 No one was hurt when a security guard shot at a suspect who brought a gun into a bar in Pittsburgh’s Hill District early Tuesday morning, according to city public safety officials.
The security guard was working at Tim’s Bar on Wylie Avenue when he spotted a man with a gun just after midnight, according to police.
The security guard escorted the man outside.
The two then started fighting, and the unidentified suspect pulled a gun from his waist band and ran around the building, officials said.
The security guard followed the man and ordered him to drop his gun, he told police.
The man pointed the gun at the guard, who had his own gun and fired multiple times at the suspect, officials said.
A bullet struck a window at a residence on Webster Avenue, but nobody was hurt, officials said.
Pittsburgh police arrived soon after and detained both men
The suspect was arrested for gun charges and multiple warrants. His identity has not been released.
The security guard has not been charged.
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