Pennsylvania woman killed by police in Pittsburgh was having 'mental breakdown': Cousin

A female had "a intelligence breakdown" and "didn't mean to harm anyone" erstwhile she was fatally changeable by constabulary successful Pittsburgh, her relative told Fox News Digital. 

Adrienne Arrington, 39, was successful an abandoned location successful nan St. Clair conception of nan metropolis Friday day erstwhile personification called constabulary to study a "suspicious person," according to Allegheny County police.

Police swarmed nan area, and SWAT trucks rolled done nan neighborhood.

"The female began shooting astatine officers," Allegheny County constabulary said successful a statement. "The female exited nan residence pinch a pistol raised astatine officers."

Police fired backmost and killed Arrington, according to police. 

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Adrienne Arrington, 39, was fatally changeable by constabulary successful Pittsburgh (Adrienne Arrington's family)

Arrington's cousin, Musa James, told Fox News Digital connected Saturday that her large relative was "mourning," and nan abandoned location was her spot to mourn aft her mother and relative died there.  

"She was suffering a intelligence breakdown, and they astir apt didn't effort to defuse nan situation," James said. 

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"She was my favourite large cousin. I retrieve going to her location for snacks arsenic a kid her doing my hairsbreadth moreover watching my kids from clip to time. She was personification you could telephone on."

Allegheny County constabulary were called successful to return complete nan case, arsenic per argumentation pinch immoderate officer-involved captious incident. 

Adrienne Arrington, 39, was fatally changeable by constabulary successful Pittsburgh (Adrienne Arrington's Family)

Detectives from nan Homicide Unit are processing nan segment and interviewing witnesses, according to police.

"Further accusation will beryllium provided erstwhile appropriate."

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"My bosom is truthful broken," James said. "The neighbors knew she went location from clip to time, she moreover slept connected nan backmost porch. Mental Health is real, and she didn't merit death. 

"They changeable to kill. She astir apt had nan weapon because of wherever nan location was located, and it being abandoned. She wasn't trying to harm anyone."

Adriene Arrington, 39, who changeable astatine officers astatine an abandoned location successful Pittsburgh was changeable and killed by police. (Adrienne Arrington's family)

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Anyone pinch accusation concerning this incident is asked to telephone nan Allegheny County Police Tipline astatine 1-833-ALL-TIPS (1-833-255-8477); callers tin stay anonymous. 

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