The occupant of a home who opened fire when deputies tried to serve an eviction notice is dead after an hourslong standoff, Pittsburgh authorities said Wednesday.

“The subject in this incident was pronounced deceased by @PghEMS at 5:08 p.m. EST,” public safety officials posted Wednesday afternoon on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Seven deputies went to evict a man from a home in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood Wednesday, and several minutes elapsed before they made contact with him, Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus said in a Wednesday evening news conference.

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