Police make arrest in downtown shooting
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January 18, 2019
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police have arrested a suspect wanted for a shooting earlier this month.
Roy Johnson, 23, was arrested overnight Jan. 17 and charged with aggravated assault, attempted homicide and reckless endangerment of another person.
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These charges were in relation to calls of a male gunshot victim on the 900 block of Liberty Avenue around 2:15 a.m. on Jan. 7.
ALERT: Thanks in large part to community and media support, @PghPolice made an overnight arrest in a Jan. 7 Downtown shooting. pic.twitter.com/B7eUGmpbQB
— Pittsburgh Police (@PghPolice) January 18, 2019
Officers found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Pittsburgh Police would like to thank the public and media for help in the case, as security images released on Jan. 16 resulted in key information being relayed to detectives.
