Police: Homeowner May Have Shot Home Invasion Suspect With Arrow, Neighborhood Shelter-In-Place Order Lifted
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SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) -- A "shelter in place" order has been lifted in Shaler Township, but police say they are still looking for two suspects – one possibly wounded by an arrow – after a home invasion.
The incident was first reported around 8 p.m. on Crest Lane.
According to Shaler Police, the homeowner told them that the suspects got in through his back door, which was unlocked. He said he didn't recognize or know them.
They are described as being in their 30s, one was white and the other was black. One may have been wearing a hooded sweatshirt and the other a red bandana.
Police say the homeowner went after the suspects with his bow and arrow.
"He grabbed his bow and arrow, which he's proficient with, and he said he fired three shots down the hallway, doesn't think he struck them at that point, pursued them to the kitchen and fired one more arrow in their direction, thinks he may have struck the arm of one of the suspects, but he's not really sure," said Shaler Police Lt. Sean Frank. "There is evidence that the bow and arrows were used in the house."
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The suspects got away through the back door.
Police ordered people living in the neighborhood to shelter-in-place, and then brought in dogs to search the area of Crest Lane, Forliview Road, Tartline Drive and Sandy Drive, but didn't find anyone or anything.
That order was then lifted.
The victim is not injured in any way. He was they only one home at the time of the incident.