{"id":265125,"date":"2026-08-14T07:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/265125\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T07:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:18:09","slug":"pittsburgh-officer-shoots-armed-man-in-lincoln-lemington-belmar-neighborhood-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/265125\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh officer shoots armed man in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officer shot an armed man on Thursday night while responding to reports of a fight in the Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood, the Allegheny County Police Department said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Pittsburgh police were called to Lyric Street for reports of three males arguing in the street and “threatening to pull guns,” Allegheny County Police Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When officers arrived, they found one person was armed. He was told “numerous times” to drop the weapon, but he refused and “turned abruptly” in the officers’ direction, Joseph said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officer shot an armed man on Thursday night while responding to reports of a fight in the Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood, the Allegheny County Police Department said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Joseph said an officer opened fire, hitting the person, who was taken to a hospital in critical condition. He said the person shot didn’t fire his weapon, and it was too early to tell how many shots had been fired by the officer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh police said the officer involved will be placed on administrative leave, per policy. Allegheny County’s homicide unit is investigating the shooting, Joseph said.<\/p>\n

Authorities didn’t release any more information on Thursday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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