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Michael Thaxton, who has a military and criminal background, has taken one person hostage on the 16th floor of Three Gateway Center in downtown Pittsburgh. Emergency units, including a police SWAT team and special weapons, and tactics officers are on the scene. There have been no shots fired or injuries reported. Click below to read more.
Emergency crews, including a police SWAT team and special weapons and tactics officers, responded Friday morning to a hostage situation on the 16th floor of Three Gateway Center in downtown Pittsburgh.
Police said Klein Michael Thaxton walked into the office building around 8:20 a.m. and claimed to have a gun and a bomb.
Thaxton took one person hostage in the office of CW Breitsman Associates, LLC, a firm that helps administer insurance, retirement and pension plans.
“We are negotiating with that person right now,” said Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper. “No one has been hurt at this time. There have been no shots fired at this time. The individual walked in to the investment office and started asking questions.”
It is not clear if Thaxton, who police said is in his 20s, is an employee. Police said he was a former member of the military and has a criminal background.
There have been no demands, and he has not told anyone why he is doing this, police said.
Police also said they are unable to talk to the hostage, who is sitting across from the gunman in the same room, but they know the hostage is OK.
Thaxton’s mother was taken into the building.
It is unknown if there are any bombs or how many weapons he may have.
The 16th floor has been placed on lockdown. There are conflicting reports as to whether the building has been evacuated.Workers were seen walking away from the Gateway Center complex, which is a high-rise building complex with four buildings. Police were urging people to stay away from the scene. Bus routes in the area have been rerouted and the Fort Pitt Bridge is closed.
There have been no shots fired and no reports of injuries.
