Man in custody after stabbing convenience store worker in Downtown Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — A man is in police custody after he stabbed a convenience store worker Downtown Pittsburgh.

According to Pittsburgh Police, around 1:14 p.m. police were called to the 600 block of Liberty Avenue for a reported stabbing.

When officers arrived on scene they found an adult man who had a stab wound to his ribs. He was conscious, alert and talking to medics.

The victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

Witnesses and the victim told officers that the man who stabbed the worker was in the store and tried to steal merchandise. The victim tried to stop the actor, they struggled and then the man stabbed him.

The actor ran on foot towards the North Shore.

Officers used utility cameras and located the actor near PNC Park.

The man was taken into custody and taken to the hospital for medical clearance. He will be taken to ACJ and charges will be forthcoming.

A Channel 11 photographer was in the area and captured the moments the man was detained and put into a police cruiser. She spoke with Jarvis Nixon, who was sitting along the River Trail in the shade and saw the suspect before he was detained.

“He started washing himself off, his face, his chest…and like 10 minutes after that, police rolled up,” Nixon said. “He reached in his pocket, grabbed a knife, and they gave him three warnings to drop it. He wouldn’t drop it, so they did their job, tased him…”

People who live along the stretch of Downtown where the attack happened said they’re tired of seeing police lights right outside of their homes.

“You don’t know what’s going to happen, unpredictable. You might just go in for a soda and get smacked upside your head for something that’s going on. It’s just chaotic,” said Darryl Armour.

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