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Warrant officially issued for Kareef Easington in Swissvale double homicide

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

CBS News Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Allegheny County Police have officially obtained a warrant for the arrest of Kareef Easington. 

RELATED: Mother, young daughter found shot to death in apparent Swissvale double homicide

Easington was wanted for questioning in the shooting of a mother and her young daughter in Swissvale on Wednesday. 

He is now being charged with two counts of criminal homicide and tampering with evidence. 

Detectives have said that Easington initially fled to Homestead but he also has family in New Jersy and a connection in Jamaica. 

Anyone with information is being asked to call 911 or the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-8477. 

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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.

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