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Man in critical condition after officer-involved shooting in Forest Hills

By Taylor Spirito,

6 hours ago

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A man was shot by an officer in Forest Hills Thursday night.

Allegheny County dispatch said the shooting happened in the 200 block of Glasgow Road at 9:24 p.m.

According to Allegheny County police, officers from multiple departments responded to the scene of a disturbance. When they arrived, they heard a gun being chambered and a shot fired.

Officers confronted a man, 48, with a gun outside of a house.

Around 10 minutes after police were called to the scene, an officer from the Churchill Police Department shot the man in the torso, police said. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

The scene is contained and there is currently no threat to the public, police said.

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