Police Chief Killed, Another Injured In Shooting

January 3, 2023 2:22 am

BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. — (WPXI) – The Brackenridge police chief was killed and another officer is injured after shots were fired in downtown Brackenridge on Monday. The incident prompted a heavy police presence as investigators searched for the suspect. Sources confirmed that the suspect was shot and killed by police after a chase in the city of Pittsburgh. Police said they first encountered Aaron Swan during a traffic stop Sunday night, which he allegedly fled. Monday morning, Harrison Township police engaged in a vehicle pursuit with Swan, and he fled on foot. At around 2 p.m. on Monday, officers encountered Swan near the border of Brackenridge and Tarentum in a foot pursuit. The chase lasted for several hours through different neighborhoods before two separate shootings, one in the 800 block of Third Street and another on Brackenridge Avenue. Officers were shot in both shootings. The Brackenridge police chief, Justin McIntire, was shot in the head and killed. The surviving officer was shot in the leg, and is listed in stable condition. McIntire was sworn in as Brackenridge’s police chief on Jan. 2, 2019.