PITTSBURGH, PA – County police said the incident unfolded at 6:37 a.m. Friday when Transportation Security Administration officers identified a handgun during screening at a security checkpoint. The discovery led to an immediate alert to Allegheny County Police, who responded and began an investigation at the scene.
According to a statement from the Allegheny County Police Department, “At 6:37 am on July 17, Transportation Security Administration officers observed a handgun within a passenger’s carry-on bag at the security checkpoint of Pittsburgh International Airport and alerted Allegheny County Police.”
Passenger identified and chargedOfficers identified the passenger as 33-year-old Richard Perez of Monroeville. Investigators determined that Perez did not have a valid concealed carry permit at the time of the incident…