Violent argument involving gun led to standoff, man's arrest

MUNHALL, Pa. — A violent argument involving a gun prompted a standoff that ended with a man’s arrest early Friday morning in Munhall, police said.

Police and SWAT officers were called just before midnight to a home on Louise Street, where 25-year-old Jamar Grimes was involved in an argument with a woman, authorities said.

According to a criminal complaint, Grimes pulled out a gun during the argument and pistol-whipped the woman. He then pointed the gun at another woman who tried to get him to calm down, police said.

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Three children, all under the age of 3, were home during the incident, police said. Grimes locked them in a room with a woman and wouldn’t let them leave, the complaint said.

“You can only hope for the best and pray that they’re all safe from here,” John Belfiore, a neighbor, said.

A SWAT team was called because Grimes refused to come out of the home. He surrendered after about two hours.

When police searched the home, a stolen gun was found, the complaint said.

Grimes was taken to the Allegheny County Jail.

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