1 of 2 Tarentum brothers arrested, charged in Harrison shootout
One of two brothers charged in a suspected mid-October shootout in Harrison was arrested Monday morning.
Arrested was Troy Vickers, 30, of Tarentum. A felony arrest warrant is still active for his brother, 19-year-old Brian Vickers, also of Tarentum.
Troy Vickers was arrested by the U.S. Marshal Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force, working with police from Pittsburgh, Tarentum and Allegheny County.
According to Allegheny County Police detectives, the brothers entered a Park Avenue apartment around 1 a.m. on Oct. 13, firing several rounds into the residence. Two people inside the home, who were in legal possession of guns and had concealed-carry permits, returned fire, police said.
No one appeared to have been injured.
Both Vickers brothers were charged with criminal conspiracy, attempted homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangering, burglary, conspiracy and firearms violations.
Troy Vickers was taken to the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh, and is scheduled for a Dec. 14 preliminary hearing in District Judge Carolyn Bengel’s Brackenridge court.
Anyone with information as to Brian Vickers’ whereabouts is asked to call 833-255-8477. Callers can remain anonymous.
Troy Vickers and his brother, Brian Vickers, 19, had arrest warrants issued against them in late October on charges related to an assault in a home in the 200 block of Park Ave in Harrison Both men were charged with criminal attempt homicide, aggravated assault, recklessly (cont) pic.twitter.com/6vIQqfI9y7
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Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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