SWAT Team Called To Pittsburgh’s South Side

January 23, 2023 12:43 pm

(WPXI) – A SWAT Team was called to a residence early Monday morning on Pittsburgh’s South Side where a rap video was being filmed after police recognized a warrant suspect, resulting in four arrests.  According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, officers noticed a warrant suspect on a deck in the 2100 block of Carey Way around one-thirty. They say a male allegedly ran into the short-term rental, where a party was going on and refused to come out. Police say they were filming a rap video in the building as well.  Officers say they believed there were also other warrant suspects inside, as well as multiple guns. After the SWAT Team was called, seven females exited the residence. They were evaluated by medics, identified and released. Authorities say four men were taken into custody for warrants. They were identified as Ricardo Crosby, 18; Asaun Porter, 19; Kelshon Lovelace, 21; and Lawrence Strothers Jr., 18. All were arrested on warrants out of Allegheny County, Allegheny Juvenile Probation, and the City of Pittsburgh with charges ranging from firearms violations to attempted homicide.