{"id":29080,"date":"2023-07-03T03:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T03:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=29080"},"modified":"2023-07-03T03:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T03:24:38","slug":"1-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-ligonier-township-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=29080","title":{"rendered":"1 person dead after officer-involved shooting in Ligonier Township &#8211; WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">LIGONIER TOWNSHIP, Pa.  \u2014 One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Ligonier Township.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">The Westmoreland County District Attorney&#8217;s Office said police were called to a situation on Gravel Hill Road around 3:50 p.m. Sunday.  They say the situation led to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Detectives and the Ligonier police chief say the person who died was a man, but did not specify his age.  They also said the actor had a gun but did not say what it was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Authorities say no officers were injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">The officers involved are on administrative leave until the investigation is complete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">PSP and Westmoreland County detectives are investigating the situation.  Channel 11 has reached out to PSP for more information and has not heard back at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">There hasn&#8217;t been an officer-involved shooting in Ligonier Township since 1993, the chief said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Follow the news of Channel 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> i <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.  |  Watch WPXI NOW<\/p>\n<p>MAIN STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92023 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-ligonier-township\/3GEGOUTDEBELFD5YNKPVXXOJJA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIGONIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. \u2014 One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Ligonier Township. The Westmoreland County District Attorney&#8217;s Office said police were called to a situation on Gravel Hill Road around 3:50 p.m. Sunday. They say the situation led to the shooting. Detectives and the Ligonier police chief say the person who died was a man, but did not specify his age. They also said the actor had a gun but did not say what it was. Authorities say no officers were injured. The officers involved are on administrative leave until the investigation is complete. 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