MONROEVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Monroeville police officer was shot multiple times by a suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a Crumbl Cookies store. The armed robbery occurred just after 9 p.m. in the Miracle Mile shopping center store. Luckily, no one was injured during the robbery.
Shortly after the robbery, 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. The officer was taken to Forbes Hospital and was last listed in stable condition and was alert and talking.
The suspect was taken into custody without incident at the Stonecliffe Apartments, and two handguns were recovered from him 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.
“This is the second one that’s occurred here in the past two months, roughly,” Chief Cole said. “And it’s the second one in the history of the police department going back to the 1950’s.” Allegheny County Police are investigating the shooting in Monroeville.