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Man in custody following armed robbery in East Pittsburgh

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

Suspect in custody following armed robbery

EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - One person is in custody after an armed robbery in East Pittsburgh. 

It happened near the Sunoco on Grandview Avenue. 

Police said they found a firearm on the suspect once he was in custody. 

Officers from Pitcairn, Braddock, Turtle Creek, and state police all responded. 

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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