Public Safety Blotter Articles

Police Respond to Reported Juveniles with Gun

Date: February 9, 2020
Incident Type: Criminal Mischief
Location: Zone 2
Summary:

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police responded to a report of armed male at 120 block of Fifth Avenue around 5:40 p.m.

 Zone 2 officers were met by a security guard who stated a group of four juveniles were in Fifth Avenue Place. One of the males pulls out a pistol and points it at the security guard. The suspect did not ask for anything. Three members of the group ran off. The suspect followed them soon after. All four were all detained. The pistol turned out to be a BB gun.


Reporting PIO:
Maurice Matthews

2020-02-09
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov