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Man killed in afternoon shooting in Knoxville; suspect arrested after standoff

PITTSBURGH — One person was killed in a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood.

Investigators told Channel 11 News that shots were fired just before 1 p.m. near the corner of Brownsville Road and Marland Street.

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When first responders arrived at the scene, they found a man lying in the street suffering from a gunshot wound. He died at the hospital, police said.

According to initial reports, the victim, identified Thursday as 24-year-old Tamon Hatchin, was involved in an argument prior to the shooting.

Police arrested the suspected shooter, 32-year-old Earl Jackson, after he was found in a garbage can during a SWAT standoff Wednesday night.

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