The murder of Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire and subsequent death of his killer were the culmination of a days-long manhunt that stretched from the Alle-Kiski Valley to Pittsburgh. This is a timeline of the events as released by Allegheny County Police, the lead investigators in the case: 11:45 a.m.,
What unfolded before 16-year-old John Pierce’s eyes Monday afternoon in Brackenridge was nothing short of terrifying. His father, Todd Pierce, 50, was in the family’s driveway on Morgan Street cleaning out his work van when a gunman suddenly appeared, demanding the elder Pierce give up the keys to the van.
Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire was fatally shot and another police officer was shot in the leg Monday afternoon after an hours-long pursuit of a Duquesne man, sources told the Tribune-Review. Authorities identified the suspect as Aaron L. Swan, 28, of Duquesne. Authorities had been pursuing Swan since Sunday night,