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Public safety leaders and police in Western Pennsylvania are preparing for possible demonstrations and violence in the Pittsburgh area in the days leading up to the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden as Twitter warns of a potential “secondary attack” on the U.S. Capitol.
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich confirmed that he and other city officials are “aware of social media rumors and media reports of possible actions and/or protests” in the Pittsburgh area.
“As is always the case, Public Safety is preparing with our law enforcement partners at the local, state and federal levels for any and all events in the city,” Hissrich said Saturday afternoon in a statement.
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A combined $15,000 in rewards is now being offered in the manhunt for a Pennsylvania cop-shooting suspect whom police are describing as a danger to the community.
Koby Lee Francis, as of Thursday, was still on the run following the brazen Sunday afternoon incident that unfolded outside the McKeesport police station, near Pittsburgh. The 22-year-old is accused of firing at a police officer three times while handcuffed and then fleeing the scene.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest..
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The Pennsylvania suspect who remained on the run Tuesday after allegedly shooting a police officer three times while handcuffed was described by police as a danger to the community with a history with law enforcement, reports say.
Koby Lee Francis, 22, has yet to be located following the brazen incident that unfolded outside of the McKeesport police station, near Pittsburgh, on Sunday afternoon. Video released by investigators shows Officer Gerasimos Athans opening the passenger side door of a cruiser parked outside the building and then staggering back after police said he took fire from within the vehicle.
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MCKEESPORT, Pa. A handcuffed man fired a gun police didn’t know he had out of a police vehicle hitting an officer three times before fleeing from a western Pennsylvania police station, police said.
Koby Lee Francis, 22, of McKeesport, had been arrested after allegedly violating a protection from abuse order before Sunday afternoon’s gunfire outside the McKeesport police station, Allegheny County Police Superintendent Coleman McDonough said Monday. McKeesport is located near Pittsburgh.
Officer Gerasimos Athans, 32, had wounds that weren’t life-threatening and was expected to be discharged from the hospital in the next few days, McDonough said. Police are searching for Francis and said he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Francis had been served Sunday with the protection from abuse order but is accused of having quickly violated it twice, police said. He was arrested and a pistol was found in his vehicle. Francis was described as combative and police initially said he kicked through a window of a police vehicle window. On Monday, police said that earlier report was mistaken and he did not kick out the window.
On a video released by police, the officer is seen opening the passenger side door of the police vehicle parked outside the station and then staggering back after police said he took fire from within the vehicle. The video shows Francis emerging from the vehicle with hands handcuffed in front of him and fires at the officer before fleeing.