Man accused of shooting at SWAT officers in Lower Burrell faces several charges

LOWER BURRELL, Pa. — Westmoreland County detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Lower Burrell on Saturday.

According to the Lower Burrell Police Department, officers were called to Rodgers Drive around 6:30 p.m. for a report of a man, later identified as Jordan Lindner by the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office, shooting into a nearby home.

Officers tactically approached Lindner’s home, and he reportedly went out and began yelling at officers, saying things like “just shoot me,” officials say.

SWAT officers responded to create a perimeter and barricade the home. At the same time, an arrest and search warrant were granted for Lindner and the home.

Negotiators tried to talk with the Lindner, but police say he would not cooperate.

SWAT officers deployed “additional measures” to get Lindner to come out, police say. During those efforts, Lindner reportedly shot multiple times through a window at SWAT officers, who returned fire and hit him.

Lindner was taken into custody, and a medical helicopter took him to a Pittsburgh hospital. He is expected to survive his injuries.

The DA’s office says Lindner faces charges of aggravated assault, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure and recklessly endangering another person.

No officers were injured during the incident. The investigation remains active.

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