Police were trying to serve an arrest warrant on Shawn Stevens regarding at least one bank robbery. Police were going door to door talking to people in an apartment building,and they said Stevens attempted to slam the door on them. Stevens allegedly threatened to stab several women with a kitchen knife and lunged at a woman with the knife, knocking her on the ground and cutting her slightly. Stevens allegedly tried lunging at the woman again. An officer attempted to incapacitate Stevens with a taser, and a Pittsburgh police officer and an FBI agent shot and killed Stevens.
Victim's Name: Shawn Stevens
Agency Responsible: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Race: Black
Date of Death: September 18, 2019
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: knife
Threat Level: attack
Geography: Suburban