BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. — Justin McIntire was sworn successful arsenic Brackenridge’s constabulary main connected Jan. 2, 2019.
Exactly 4 years later, McIntire was killed erstwhile shots rang retired successful downtown Brackenridge.
According to our quality partners astatine the Trib, Councilman Dino Lopreiato said McIntire stepped up and helped retired erstwhile the erstwhile main retired aft 20 years.
“He’s been great,” Lopreiato told the Trib successful 2018. “We consciousness truly bully astir our choice. He’s done an exemplary occupation the years he’s been successful Brackenridge.”
According to Allegheny County 911, archetypal responders were called to the 800 artifact of Sixth Avenue soon aft 4 p.m. connected Jan. 2, 2023.
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Allegheny County Police Superintendent Chris Kearns said McIntire was changeable successful the head.
Another serviceman was changeable successful the limb astatine a abstracted scene. He’s listed successful unchangeable condition.
Governor-elect Josh Shapiro released a connection mourning McIntire, saying:
Today’s calamity successful Brackenridge is simply a devastating reminder of the bravery of those who enactment their lives connected the enactment each time to support us. Police Chief Justin McIntire ran towards information to support Pennsylvanians harmless — and helium made the eventual sacrifice successful work to community.
Chief McIntire and his household are successful my prayers, arsenic is his chap serviceman who was injured successful the enactment of work tonight. May Chief McIntire’s representation beryllium a blessing.
Aaron Lamont Swan Jr. was named the fishy successful the shootings. He was from Duquesne but was known to predominant the Penn Hills area.
Several sources told Channel 11 Swan was changeable and killed by constabulary aft a pursuit done the metropolis of Pittsburgh.
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