Suspect barricaded in house after fatal shooting
A man was shot to death Wednesday afternoon in Knoxville, and later that night, a suspect was barricaded in a residence in the West End, refusing police orders to come out.
Theshooting occurred about12:45 p.m. at the intersectionof Marland Street andBrownsville Road. Neighborssaid they heard betweentwo and six gunshotsand then saw a man collapsedon the sidewalk.
The man, who has not been identified, was taken to a hospital and later died. Police spokeswoman Alicia George said investigators believe some sort of “altercation” occurred before the shots were fired.
About 7:45 p.m., officers receiveda tip that a suspect wasbarricaded inside a residencein the 200 block of SteubenStreet and tried tocontact the person. The persondid not respond, so a SWATteam and negotiators were called in.
An officer could be heard on a loud speaker telling the suspect that he was under arrest and to come out of the front door.
People in a nearby church were asked to stay inside until the scene was secured, and police officers later escorted the churchgoers to their vehicles.
14-year-old accused of three carjackings
A 14-year-old boy is accused of committing three carjackings in two days.
Pittsburgh police believe the teen, who has not been publicly identified, carjacked two vehicles Monday — one from a 70year-old woman in a garage at Bakery Square in Larimer and another from a 75-year-old man in the 500 block of South Murtland Street in Point Breeze.
On Tuesday, police said, the teen and two other boys carjacked a 66-year-old man in the 7300 block of Reynolds Street in Point Breeze. The man was assaulted and pulled from his vehicle about 1:45 p.m., according to police.
Police asked construction and road crews to keep an eye out for that vehicle, and about 5 p.m., a construction worker spotted it in Homewood and flagged down passing officers.
The officers stopped the vehicle at Monticello Street near Brushton Avenue. Four boys and a girl ran from the vehicle, but all were apprehended. Police said surveillance footage and photos taken by bystanders showed the 14-year-old carry out the carjacking Monday in Bakery Square and also showed him carjacking the vehicle on Tuesday.
He was being held in Shuman Juvenile Detention Center on unspecified charges.