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SWAT scene in Vandergrift ends, suspect in custody

By WPXI.com News Staff

SWAT called to scene in Vandergrift involving wanted homicide suspect

By WPXI.com News Staff

VANDERGRIFT, Pa. — SWAT units were called to a scene in Vandergrift on Friday involving a homicide suspect who is wanted in Allegheny County.

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According to Westmoreland County 911, just before 5 p.m., Vandergrift police began chasing the suspect on foot on Grant Avenue.

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As many as seven streets were blocked off by police as officers tried to make an arrest.

The suspect, who has not been identified yet, was taken into custody shortly after 7 p.m.

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