PITTSBURGH PA. A parking garage security guard chased and shot a man who he said attacked him in the South Side, police said.
The man was not seriously injured.
The guard, whose name police did not release, works for Soffer Organization Security in the South Side. He was working at Sidney and 26th streets about 1:30 a.m. Sunday when he saw a man in the Ladle Parking Garage who people reported was peering into car windows, police said.
The guard approached the man on the ramp to the second floor, and the suspect ran outside onto East Carson Street. The guard and a passer-by chased the man to Carey Way, where he was caught between two houses, police said.
The suspect lunged at the guard while reaching into a backpack and knocked the guard to the ground. He fired one shot, which grazed the right side of the suspect's chest, police said. Doctors at UPMC Mercy treated and released him.
Police Lt. Shirley Sloan said police filed no charges but are investigating what happened. Investigators said people have reported vandalism at the garage, and officers found a shattered car window on the second level that night.
Officials at Soffer Organization Security couldn't be reached for comment. Security guards in Pennsylvania can be licensed to carry guns under the state's Lethal Weapons Training Act.
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