VIDEO: 18 PA Tactical Officers Rushed to Hospital After Substance Exposure During Raid
Video: 18 PA Tactical Officers Rushed to Hospital After Substance Exposure During Raid
SWAT team members were exposed to an unknown airborne chemical substance. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the chemical substance was possibly fentanyl.
August 9, 2017
More than a dozen officers were hospitalized after agents raided a home in the West End of Pittsburgh Wednesday morning.
Around 6 a.m., several agencies, began executing federal search warrants at three locations in the West End. Two houses on Lakewood Avenue and one on Bond Street were targeted.
At one of those locations, SWAT team members were exposed to an unknown airborne chemical substance. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the chemical substance was possibly fentanyl.
All of the officers were treated and released, KDKA TV reports.