Bloomfield SWAT situation ends peacefully
A SWAT situation in Bloomfield ended peacefully Sunday, Pittsburgh police said.
Officers closed a portion of Liberty Avenue after a man threatened to hurt himself and others, saying he had a cache of weapons, said Chris Togneri, a police spokesman.
The incident happened just before 8 p.m. in the 4500 block of Liberty Avenue. The street was closed between Ella and Taylor streets.
Officers from Zone 5 were able to negotiate with the man, who surrendered at about 8:45 p.m. He was transported to UPMC Presbyterian.
Togneri said no charges will be filed.
Liberty Avenue was reopened at about 9:10 p.m.
Tawnya Panizzi is a TribLive reporter. She joined the Trib in 1997. She can be reached at tpanizzi@triblive.com.
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