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Homicide suspect taken into custody by SWAT officers in Homewood

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man wanted for a homicide in Pittsburgh's South Side Slopes neighborhood has been taken into custody.

Zahvair Palmer was arrested and taken into custody without incident early Tuesday morning.

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SWAT responded to a man barricaded inside a home on Bennett Street in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood on June 6, 2022.  (Photo: KDKA)

SWAT was initially called out to Bennett Street on Monday night for a man barricaded inside an apartment.

Police say Palmer had a warrant out for his arrest related to a deadly shooting that took place on March 19. 

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Zahvair Palmer Mugshot Pittsburgh Public Safety

Stay with KDKA-TV and KDKA.com for updates to this developing story as they become available.  

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