Man wanted after SWAT standoff in Pittsburgh's Troy Hill neighborhood
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police are looking for a man who they said barricaded himself inside a home in the Troy Hill neighborhood on Wednesday, prompting a SWAT standoff.
"Police were called to this address on Lowrie Street for a male who is barricaded inside, possibly with a weapon," explained Pittsburgh police public information officer Cara Cruz.
Investigators identified the man as Michael Persinger, who they say is known to them.
It all started on Tuesday evening when police responded to the home for a domestic.
"He left the house last night, there was a warrant for his arrest, and then he returned, and that's when family members called police and then SWAT was called in additionally because he wouldn't come out the house," Cruz explained.
According to police, he made threats to either harm himself or others.
There were no hostages inside. The family made it out, and so did Persinger, because when law enforcement entered, he wasn't inside.
Now police are actively searching for him.
"There is an active warrant for simple assault, and also failure to appear for an unrelated incident," Cruz said.
Investigators say there's no threat to the public.