Pittsburgh Detective Fires At Mirror ReflectionPOSTED: 11:52 am EST November 13,
2008 PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh police said a detective shot at his own reflection in a mirror while chasing a drug suspect in a dimly lit house in Pittsburgh's North Side.Detectives were investigating a drug complaint in the woods in the 300 block of Elsdon Street shortly before 4 p.m.Police detectives on foot found two men near a fence. As the officers approached, one of the men pulled out a handgun from his waistband, police said. The detectives identified themselves as Pittsburgh police and both men began running through the rear yard of the Elsdon Street home, toward the front of the house.One of the men ran inside a home and locked the door. The detective forced the door open and followed the suspect inside.According to a news release from the police department, as the detective entered the kitchen, he saw what he thought was a male pointing a semi-automatic pistol at him from the living room area. The detective fired two shots, breaking a mirror. Police said they later determined it was the detective's own reflection.The man dropped his weapon and escaped through the front door. He is described as a black male, age 17 to 19 years old, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall and 170 to 190 ounds. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with colored writing on the back, dark pants and a dark knit cap.A teenage boy in the house was not hurt and police say they don't know if the suspect lived there.Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Homicide at 412-323-7161. Related Links:
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