Multiple police departments called to standoff in Ross Township
ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Allegheny County and Ross police were called to the scene of a standoff in Ross Township on Saturday evening.
Allegheny County dispatchers say police were called to the 300 block of Tadmar Avenue around 4:45 p.m.
Responding officers were looking for an individual with a warrant inside a house.
An officer later saw and approached the wanted individual, who was seen pacing around, loading a handgun, and aiming it, according to a news release from the Ross Police Department.
The reported individual was not permitted to possess a firearm under state law. The suspect was "an individual who has been known to be a danger to himself and others," the news release added.
Contact was made via phone, and the man refused to leave the house. The North Hills Special Response Team responded to the scene, while county police provided armor support.
The individual allegedly shot arrows at SRT officers and made several verbal threats, according to Deputy Chief of Police Brian Kohlhepp of the Ross Police Department.
Officers on the scene have also deployed pepper spray to remove the man from the house.
"Obviously, you know, the safest thing for him and for the officers is to have him come out of the residence and to surrender himself. So, we trying to do that through negotiations. And then, a secondary tactic in that is to deploy gas into the residence because that would make it an environment [that] would be hard to stay inside. So hopefully at that point, he comes and we can take him peacefully into custody," Deputy Chief Kohlhepp said.
After a long standoff overnight, the suspect surrendered Sunday morning and was taken into custody.