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SWAT Surrounds Home In Mt. Oliver In Search Of 2 Suspects

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- SWAT and police surrounded a home in Mt. Oliver Monday night, where two armed men were believed to be hiding.

The incident began around 4:50 p.m. in the 100 block of St. Joseph Street.

A woman told police two men tried to rob her at gunpoint and ran into a house on St. Joseph Street. Other sources tell KDKA one of the men even pulled the trigger, but the weapon malfunctioned and didn't go off.

"I actually came out. I came out and saw the police there and they asked me can you please go back inside. At first I didn't know what was going on but when we found out, it was kinda scary," neighbor Kathy Schreiner said.

Several departments combined their resources to assist.

After several hours, the units made entry and determined no one was inside.

"I believe they probably were inside. But they may have gotten out. There may have been a brief time when somebody didn't see the house or they went out the back door before we arrived," Mt. Oliver Police Chief Matthew Juzwick said.

Officers are still searching for the two middle-aged African-American male suspects.

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