Man taken into custody by SWAT officers after woman shot in the head in Pittsburgh's Crafton Heights neighborhood
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Police and SWAT officers took a man into custody after an overnight shooting in the city's Crafton Heights neighborhood.
The shooting happened along Woodlow Street around 2 a.m.
Police say that a 27-year-old woman was found shot in the head inside an apartment. She was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition.
The shooting was the result of a domestic dispute, according to police.
Police spent hours searching the area searching for the shooter, who police say was a man known to police.
Police say the man barricaded himself inside an apartment and surrendered to officers just after 5:00 a.m.
It's unclear what charges the man will be facing.
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