BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. (AP, KDKA) — The man suspected of fatally shooting a Pennsylvania police chief and wounding another officer in confrontations during a foot pursuit near Pittsburgh was killed by police after a chase later Monday, authorities said.
KDKA Radio reports that law enforcement officers shot and killed Aaron Swan, 28 from Duquesne, during a shootout in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Homewood.
The officers were shot blocks apart in Brackenridge. The suspect carjacked a vehicle, and when Pittsburgh detectives later spotted it, he fled, Allegheny County Police Superintendent Christopher Kearns said.
The suspect crashed the vehicle after a car chase, ran into a wooded area and then toward a housing development, and fired at the pursuing detectives, who returned fire and killed him Monday evening, Kearns said.
State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the governor-elect, identified the slain officer in a tweet as Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire. Police say Swan shot McIntire in the head and wounded another officer in the leg in the Allegheny County town northeast of Pittsburgh.
“Today’s tragedy in Brackenridge is a devastating reminder of the bravery of those who put their lives on the line every day to protect us," Shapiro said in the tweet. ”Police Chief Justin McIntire ran towards danger to keep Pennsylvanians safe — and he made the ultimate sacrifice in service to community."
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Kearns said Swan had been sought for a parole violation involving a weapons charge.
Police say the second officer was wounded in the leg and is expected to survive. The injured officer’s identity wasn't immediately released.