Man believes he was setup to be robbed in Brighton Heights

PITTSBURGH — A 19-year-old man said he thinks he was set up when he was robbed at gunpoint by an old classmate in Brighton Heights.

John Allen of Sheraden told Channel 11 that he was in Brighton Heights visiting a friend when he ran into someone he knew from high school.

Allen said he followed him to a house on Boston Street. When the two went inside, Allen said his old classmate pointed a gun at him and demanded everything he had.

"The whole thing was a setup. I think it was a setup,” Allen said.

Allen told Channel 11 that the only thing the gunman did not take was his bus pass.

Police took one person into custody.

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