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Man taken into custody following SWAT situation in Pittsburgh's Friendship neighborhood

Updated on: March 2, 2024 / 11:15 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Police and SWAT respond to man barricaded inside home

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man is in custody and a SWAT situation in Pittsburgh's Friendship neighborhood has surrendered to police after a two-hour-long standoff.

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A man is barricaded inside a home in a Pittsburgh neighborhood.

According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, the man is barricaded inside a third-floor apartment in the 300 block of South Atlantic Avenue in Friendship.

Police have said the man does not live there and they are verbally negotiating with him in an attempt to get him out.

He also has active warrants out for his arrest.

This is a developing story, stay with KDKA.com for the latest.

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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.