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Kevin McSwiggen, man accused killing Charles Stipetich, released from hospital and taken to jail

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The man police say shot and killed an off-duty Oakdale police officer is behind bars.

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Kevin McSwiggen faces a criminal homicide charge. (Photo Credit: KDKA)

Kevin McSwiggen was released from the hospital on Sunday and sent to the Allegheny County Jail. A judge denied him bail.

Police say McSwiggen shot and killed off-duty Oakdale police officer Charles Stipetich outside his parents' home in Blawnox last Sunday after an alleged road rage incident on Route 28.

He faces a criminal homicide charge. 

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