Man wanted for shooting pregnant girlfriend in Wilkinsburg arrested in Westmoreland County

A man wanted in connection with shooting his pregnant girlfriend earlier this month was arrested Thursday by Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies in Westmoreland County.

Andrai Russell, 20, from the Windgap neighborhood of Pittsburgh, was arrested at the Sandalwood Apartments in Allegheny Township around 1:30 p.m. He was arrested without incident, police said.

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Russell had been on the run since Sept. 15, when police said he shot his pregnant partner inside their Wilkinsburg apartment.

A bench warrant was issued for Russell for violating the terms of his probation from a guilty plea on drug possession earlier this year.

Russell was taken to the Allegheny County Jail, where he will await arraignment on several charges including aggravated assault, aggravated assault of an unborn child and receiving stolen property.

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