Public Safety Blotter Articles

SWAT Responds to Domestic Incident

Date: December 27, 2020
Incident Type: SWAT call
Location: Zone 5
Summary:

Pittsburgh Police responded to a reported domestic situation on the 400 block of Enright Court shortly after 11 a.m.

Zone 5 officers located a female victim who said she had been held against her will in a residence by a known male and assaulted multiple times. She managed to escape through a window and seek help from a neighbor.

Medics transported the woman to a local hospital in stable condition for evaluation.

Police attempted to make contact with the male inside the home but did not get a response. SWAT was called for a possible armed and barricaded male. SWAT officers searched and cleared the home, but the male suspect was gone.

The investigation continues.


Reporting PIO:
Chris Togneri

2020-12-27
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov