Officer Killed, 2nd Wounded in Western Pennsylvania Shootout

Officer Killed, 2nd Wounded in Western Pennsylvania Shootout
Members of the Pittsburgh police motorcycle unit lead a procession that includes the body of a fallen McKeesport police officer as it leaves UPMC McKeesport in McKeesport, Pa., on Feb. 6, 2023. Arturo Fernandez/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
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MCKEESPORT, Pa.—A man having a “mental health crisis” shot and killed a police officer, wounded a second, and fired at a third before being wounded in a shootout in a western Pennsylvania city on Monday, authorities said.

Two officers were dispatched shortly after noon to a domestic disturbance call in McKeesport, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Police Superintendent Christopher Kearns said at a news conference.