According to KDKA Radio’s Marty Griffin, the suspect involved in the active shooter situation in Garfield, Pittsburgh, on Wednesday morning and into the afternoon has been shot dead.
Griffin says it is currently unknown if 63-year-old William Hardison was shot by police or if it was a self-inflicted wound.
The situation began when Allegheny County Sheriff’s Officers were delivering an eviction notice and say Hardison began to open fire.
What followed was a barrage of gunfire and “almost seven hours of hell,” one officer told Marty Griffin.
The shootout and standoff began shortly after 11 a.m. and lasted until just before 5 p.m. Trib Live reported that state police were joined by Pittsburgh police, Allegheny County Police, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and the FBI.
Griffin reports that Hardison was accumulating weapons even though he was not legally able to buy weapons due to a criminal history.
He also had minor drug charges and had multiple hearings in housing court.
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Taxes were not reportedly paid on the house, which prompted the eviction.