LOWER BURRELL, Pa. (KDKA) – More than 20 guns remain missing after suspects stole them from a gun shop in Westmoreland County last month.
On Sunday, federal and local agencies from across the region teamed up to search the banks of the Allegheny River in Lower Burrell.
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Diving for guns isn’t all that uncommon for Murrysville Medic One Administrative Director Darrick Gerano. It’s something he’s done several dozen times in the last few years.
“We actually find a good many weapons in the river,” Gerano said. “I think it’s just an easy place to dispose of something they don’t want.”
However, he’s never been a part of a gun search to this extent.
This time, it’s a massive operation between multiple agencies, from New Kensington to Lower Kiski, Greensburg, Collinsburg, state police, and the ATF, as they search for guns stolen on Jan. 22 from RC Firearms off Freeport Street in New Kensington.