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Following the fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania police chief on Monday, the suspected gunman was shot and killed during a shootout with police.
In two separate shootings just blocks apart, according to authorities, Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire, who has been in the position since 2018, was killed and another police officer was taken to a local hospital in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the leg during an hours-long foot chase. The small borough in Allegheny County is located 22 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County Police Superintendent Christopher Kearns said that police were searching for Aaron Lamont Swan, 28, in connection with the shootings and warned the public the suspect was to be considered armed and dangerous.
Officers located Swan, who was wanted for a probation violation involving a weapons charge, at approximately 2 pm and chased him on foot. Another officer saw the suspect at approximately 4:15 pm and another foot chase ensued.
During the chase, two shootings occurred a few blocks apart and two officers were shot. McIntire was hit in the head.
After the shootings, Swan allegedly carjacked a 2014 silver Subaru Legacy but encountered Pittsburgh police detectives, who tried pulling him over. He failed to stop, and police pursued the vehicle before Swan allegedly crashed the car into a housing development and fled on foot.
While running from the crash site, Swan allegedly opened fire on the officers, who returned fire, hitting Swan who died at the scene. Authorities recovered two handguns, one at the scene of where McIntire was killed and another where Swan was shot.
Swan has an extensive list of priors. In 2014, he was convicted of shooting at a K-9 officer who stopped him for carrying a gun and was sentenced to three years in prison. In 2017, he was convicted and sentenced to another three years for armed robbery and inflicting serious bodily injury on another person.
In 2019, Swan pleaded guilty to drug sales and received another year in prison.
In two separate shootings just blocks apart, according to authorities, Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire, who has been in the position since 2018, was killed and another police officer was taken to a local hospital in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the leg during an hours-long foot chase. The small borough in Allegheny County is located 22 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County Police Superintendent Christopher Kearns said that police were searching for Aaron Lamont Swan, 28, in connection with the shootings and warned the public the suspect was to be considered armed and dangerous.
Officers located Swan, who was wanted for a probation violation involving a weapons charge, at approximately 2 pm and chased him on foot. Another officer saw the suspect at approximately 4:15 pm and another foot chase ensued.
During the chase, two shootings occurred a few blocks apart and two officers were shot. McIntire was hit in the head.
After the shootings, Swan allegedly carjacked a 2014 silver Subaru Legacy but encountered Pittsburgh police detectives, who tried pulling him over. He failed to stop, and police pursued the vehicle before Swan allegedly crashed the car into a housing development and fled on foot.
While running from the crash site, Swan allegedly opened fire on the officers, who returned fire, hitting Swan who died at the scene. Authorities recovered two handguns, one at the scene of where McIntire was killed and another where Swan was shot.
Swan has an extensive list of priors. In 2014, he was convicted of shooting at a K-9 officer who stopped him for carrying a gun and was sentenced to three years in prison. In 2017, he was convicted and sentenced to another three years for armed robbery and inflicting serious bodily injury on another person.
In 2019, Swan pleaded guilty to drug sales and received another year in prison.
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