An officer opened fire at a man who pointed a gun at police after holding up a Walgreens in North Huntingdon Township on Wednesday, getting away with two bottles of Percocet, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office said.
The district attorney’s office said after robbing the Walgreens near Route 30, 41-year-old Sean Lane of Jeannette ignored commands from police to get to the ground and instead pointed his gun at police. An officer fired several shots, but didn’t hit Lane, the DA’s office said.
Authorities said Lane told them that he was experiencing drug withdrawal symptoms. He said that around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, he broke into a Jeannette home through a window and stole two OxyContin pills…