MONROEVILLE, Pennsylvania – A Monroeville police officer was shot multiple times by a suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery of a Crumbl Cookies store location. The armed robbery occurred just after 9 p.m. in the Miracle Mile shopping center store. Fortunately, no one was injured during the robbery.
A short time later, a Monroeville Police supervisor found a man who matched the description of the armed robbery suspect near the intersection of Monroeville Boulevard and Stonecliffe Drive. When the officer approached the suspect, he fired at the police cruiser, hitting the officer multiple times. Allegheny County Police Superintendent Christopher Kearns said the officer’s cruiser was also hit multiple times. The officer was taken to Forbes Hospital and was last listed in stable condition and was alert and talking.
Additional officers responded to the area of the Stonecliffe Apartments, where the suspect was taken into custody without incident. Two handguns were recovered from the suspect following his arrest. The suspect’s identity has not been released and it’s unclear what specific charges he will be facing.
This marks the second time in recent months that a Monroeville Police officer was shot. In November, an officer was shot in the arm and the leg in Allegheny Township following a chase that began in Pitcairn and took numerous law enforcement officers through Murrysville into Westmoreland County. The officer who was severely wounded in November has yet to return to work.
Allegheny County Police are investigating the shooting in Monroeville. The incidents have raised concerns about the safety of law enforcement officers in the area, with Chief Cole expressing gratitude that the outcomes were not more severe.
The Monroeville police officer was shot multiple times by a suspect following an armed robbery at a Crumbl Cookies store. The officer’s cruiser was also hit multiple times, and the suspect was taken into custody without incident. The incidents have sparked concerns about the safety of law enforcement officers in the Monroeville area.