By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 5, 2017

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Police say a man with a rifle is in critical condition after he was shot by police in Pittsburgh.

Police say it began as a chase Monday night after the suspect ran a red light in Wilkinsburg and ended in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood.

KDKA-TV reports that’s where the suspected opened fire on police and officers returned fire.

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No officers were injured.

The name of the suspect has not been released.

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Information from: KDKA-TV, http://www.kdka.com

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