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Police searching for person of interest tied to 2 shootings

GREEN TREE, Pa. — Police are searching for a person of interest in two shootings.

Numerous officers and police vehicles gathered Tuesday night in the parking lot of the former Parkway Center Mall in Green Tree, just off the Parkway East.

We're following this story closely and have the latest updates on the search -- on Channel 11 Morning News.

A police spokeswoman did not identify the person or specify the shooting investigations.

The spokeswoman said the person was spotted in a vehicle at Route 51 and West Warrington Avenue before 9 p.m. When police attempted to pull the vehicle over, the person fled and later crashed on Springfield Street.

The person then fled into the mall area, she said.

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K-9s were brought in to assist officers in the search, which brought police to the neighboring City Vista apartment complex. Police left the area about 11 p.m.

Residents of the apartment complex were not allowed into their homes during the search, Channel 11 News learned.