About 7 p.m., four officers and the passenger in a vehicle that had been stopped by police exchanged gunfire. An officer was wounded and the passenger, Elija Brewer, was killed.
Victim's Name: Elijah Jamaal Brewer
Agency Responsible: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: Black
Date of Death: March 5, 2020
County: Allegheny
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5656