Hours-long SWAT situation in South Oakland ends peacefully

PITTSBURGH — An hours-long SWAT situation in South Oakland on Monday ended after a barricaded man surrendered peacefully.

Since around noon, police had asked the public to avoid Childs Street in South Oakland because of a police response. Pittsburgh Public Safety confirmed in a tweet SWAT was on scene in the 3700 block of Childs Street.

In a blotter post, Pittsburgh Public Safety said officers responded to the area after a 911 hang-up call. When they arrived, the man said he “was not doing well” and barricaded himself inside with “what appeared to be a shotgun.”

Around 3 p.m., Pittsburgh Public Safety said the man surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody. This came after negotiators made contact with the man over the phone and spoke with him for several hours. Officials say he was transported to “receive the assistance he needs.”

The police presence closed down Swineburne St. from Dawson to Swineburne Bridge and Parkview Ave. from Blvd. of the Allies for hours.

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