Gunfire in Pittsburgh neighborhood prompts standoff and evacuations; 1 person later pronounced dead

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities in Pittsburgh say a man facing eviction opened fire at officers from inside a home, prompting evacuations and a police siege that lasted much of the day and ended with authorities saying he was dead. Pittsburgh Public Safety says city emergency medical service responders pronounced the person dead shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office says its deputies were trying to serve the eviction notice in the Garfield neighborhood when the occupant began firing. Witnesses say they heard what sounded like hundreds of shots beginning at about 11 a.m. More gunfired erupted hours later. Authorities have not publicly identified the man or said how he died.