SWAT called to Hazelwood after armed robbery

PITTSBURGH — SWAT units were called to Hazelwood after an armed robbery.

Allegheny County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the 5600 block of Second Avenue at around 5:28 p.m. on Saturday.

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HAPPENING NOW: SWAT units & Pittsburgh police are along Second Ave. in Hazelwood. Police say 2 possibly armed people have barricaded themselves after a robbery. Working to find out more: ⁦@WPXI⁩https://t.co/2fuMJZSHNC pic.twitter.com/8JCkOHTq99
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Pittsburgh Police say they believed two people had barricaded themselves in a house after the robbery.

At around 7:40 p.m. Pittsburgh Public Safety said the suspects had fled the area in a vehicle and crashed in Penn Hills after leading police on a chase.

A search warrant is being obtained for the house police believed the suspects were in after the robbery.

There were no reported injuries during the incident.

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