ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — A man is dead after he was shot by police in an Allegheny County neighborhood overnight.
Allegheny County Police said the shooting happened around midnight on the 1700 block of Washington Street in Heidelberg.
According to investigators, 911 dispatchers received a call from a man claiming to be armed and threatening to hurt himself and others.
When officers arrived, they found a man outside a home holding a knife.
Police said officers ordered him to drop it.
Investigators say he then charged toward them, despite being tased by a Heidelberg officer.
Moments later, a Scott Township officer shot him multiple times.
The man, whose name has not yet been released by the medical examiner’s office, later died at a nearby hospital.
Several neighbors told Channel 11 they knew the man personally.
Paula Rose said she was asleep when the chaos began, but said she heard four gunshots.
“It was very loud, and it was very close, and it made me very nervous,” Rose said.
She said she looked out her window and saw police arriving from multiple directions.
“I could see the cop cars coming from all directions, and I did hear someone say, ‘Put your hands out to the side,’” she recalled.
Neighbors said the man struggled with mental health challenges and lived alone.
For those who live steps away, the shock has not worn off.
“Very sad situation and very nerve-wracking with it being so close to home as always,” Rose said.
The Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating.
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