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For hours, dozens of law enforcement agencies assisted Cranberry Township police in searching for a man described as not being clear-headed who had entered the community with a car full of weapons. During the search, all of Cranberry Township was advised to shelter in place on Tuesday. That advisory has been lifted and police say the community is safe. The suspect is now dead — but details on how he met his end have not yet been released. What set the case in motion was a call from Cranberry Highlands Golf Course employees who encountered the man who had told them his car was broken down. “He was not speaking clearly. Those employees recognized that there were weapons in the vehicle at that time, specifically long guns. And in the vehicle was a weapon that was described to us as an AR-style long gun,” Cranberry Twp. Police Chief Kevin Meyer told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4. When police arrived to investigate, the man was not in the car, but what they found raised further concerns. Watch the full press conference with police in the video below: “The weapons that were there and the concerning notes, handwritten notes that were found on his documents in that vehicle. They were extremely concerning. And that’s why we had such a large police and law enforcement response there to this incident,” Meyer said. “They found some notes in the vehicle that were extremely concerning to officers and indicated that this individual was not mentally stable and may have wanted to harm himself or others.” Video from Sky 4 showed the large police presence joining Cranberry police, including the FBI, Pennsylvania State Police, sheriff’s deputies from Butler and Allegheny counties, Pittsburgh police and many others gathered to search. Meyer says they found the man in a wooded area along Freshcorn Road after three o’clock this afternoon. During the press conference, the chief simply said the man no longer posed a threat to the community.Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 asked if the man committed suicide or if there was an exchange of gunfire.“Our investigators are still investigating this. Pennsylvania State Police will be assisting us in the investigation. So those details have not come to light yet. More information will follow,” Meyer said.VIDEO BELOW: Sky 4 over the command center on Powell Road in Cranberry TownshipThe man’s name has not yet been released.The chief confirmed that notes in the man’s car referenced UPMC in some way.“I did not see the note, but from what I was told, it had to do with the physical security of a UPMC facility. I don’t know which facility. I don’t know where it was exactly,” Meyer said. “UPMC was just mentioned.”State police will take over the investigation after the incident.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania —

For hours, dozens of law enforcement officers worked alongside Cranberry Township police to search for a man described as unconscious who had entered the township with a cart full of weapons. On Tuesday, all of Cranberry Township was advised to stay safe during the search. That warning has since been lifted and police say the township is safe.

The suspect is now dead, but details of his death have not yet been released. The case was sparked by a call from employees at Cranberry Highlands Golf Course, who encountered the man who told them his car had broken down.

“He was not speaking coherently. These officers recognized that there were weapons in the vehicle at that time, specifically long guns. And there was a weapon in the vehicle that was described to us as an AR-style long gun,” Cranberry Twp. Police Chief Kevin Meyer told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4.

When police arrived to investigate, the man was not in the car, but what they found raised further concerns.

Watch the full press conference with police in the video below:

“The weapons that were there and the concerning notes, handwritten notes that were found on his documents in that vehicle were extremely concerning. And that’s why we had such a large police and law enforcement response to this incident,” Meyer said. “They found some notes in the vehicle that were extremely concerning to officers and indicated that this individual was not mentally stable and may have wanted to harm himself or others.”

Video from Sky 4 showed Cranberry police joining forces with numerous law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, Pennsylvania State Police, deputies from Butler and Allegheny counties, Pittsburgh police and many others joining in the search effort.

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Meyer says they found the man in a wooded area off Freshcorn Road after 3 p.m. During the press conference, the police chief simply said the man no longer poses a threat to the community.

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 asked if the man committed suicide or if there was an exchange of gunfire.

“Our investigators are still looking into the matter. The Pennsylvania State Police will assist us in the investigation. So these details have not been released yet. More information will follow,” Meyer said.

VIDEO BELOW: Sky 4 over the command center on Powell Road in Cranberry Township

The man’s name has not yet been made public.

The chief confirmed that the notes in the man’s car somehow referenced UPMC.

“I didn’t see the note, but I was told it was about the physical security of a UPMC facility. I don’t know what facility it was. I don’t know where exactly it was,” Meyer said. “UPMC was just mentioned.”

The investigation into the incident is being carried out by the state police.

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