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Three Pittsburghers charged with domestic terrorism in Georgia

January 21, 2023 / 10:26 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Three Pittsburghers charged in Georgia shootout

ATLANTA (KDKA) - Three people from Pittsburgh are facing domestic terrorism charges in Georgia.

According to a report from the Tribune-Review, Spencer Liberto, Matthew Macar, and Sarah Wasilewski were among seven people involved in a shootout at the planned site of a police training facility in Atlanta.

One person was killed in the shootout and a Georgia state trooper was wounded.

The suspects were granted bond and the three are permitted to return to Pennsylvania.

They are now only allowed back in Georgia for court appearances.

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.