HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced several arrests and seizures of six firearms, along with ammunition and accessories, resulting from three recent search warrant operations led by the Allegheny County County Gun Violence Task Force.
The search warrants — on Tuesday, March 19, and March 18 — happened about a month before the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, when numerous fans will assemble in western Pennsylvania for the annual event.
Along with Allegheny County agencies, and police from Pittsburgh, McKees Rock, and Monroeville, the Office of Attorney General-led Gun Violence Task Force served search warrants that led to the arrests and recoveries of firearms.
“With the NFL Draft on the horizon — and the expected gathering of hundreds of thousands of football fans in Pittsburgh — we have collaborated with partners in recent weeks to remove dozens of firearms and dangerous offenders from western Pennsylvania communities,” Attorney General Sunday said. “While this sweep was contained to Allegheny County, we have made significant busts there and in neighboring counties that will go a long way in improving public safety.”
Mike Vogel, Chief of the Allegheny County Housing Authority Police Department, said: “Serving on the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Gun Violence Task Force, alongside leaders like Attorney General Dave Sunday, is a responsibility my department members take with deep pride. The recent seizures of illegal firearms, and the arrests connected to those weapons, are the result of relentless teamwork and a shared commitment to protecting our communities. Every gun taken off the street represents a life potentially saved, a neighborhood made safer, and a clear message that we will not allow violent crime to take root in our Commonwealth.”
– On Tuesday, agents, along with McKees Rocks Police Department, Allegheny County SWAT, and Allegheny County Housing Authority Police Department, executed a search warrant on Etna Street in McKees Rocks regarding a juvenile posting photographs with numerous firearms on social media.
Officials found three firearms (one confirmed stolen), magazines and ammunition, and marijuana and Ecstacy pills.
Two juvenile males are charged.
– On March 19, agents, along with Allegheny County Police Department, Allegheny County Housing Police, and Monroeville Police Department, executed a search warrant on Dorothy Drive in Rankin. A Glock 9mm pistol was seized, along with magazines and ammunition.
Jailen D. Mitchell, 19, is charged.
– On March 18, agents, along with Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and Pittsburgh SWAT, executed a search warrant on Greenbush Street in the Mt. Washington Neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and seized two pistols (one reported stolen), and a laser attachment.
Daonte King, 18, who had an outstanding warrant, is charged. King’s mother, Shantese Skrine, was taken into custody on a felony warrant and is also charged with items found during the search.
Also assisting in the search warrants were: Swissvale Police Department, Allegheny County Department of Juvenile Probation, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Parole), and Pennsylvania State Police.
The arrests and seizures follow enforcement efforts in Allegheny, Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland County — by Office of Attorney General agents and partners — that have resulted in seizures of more than 50 firearms and numerous arrests so far in 2026.
READ MORE about the record number of firearms seized in those four counties.
The recent cases will be prosecuted by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Criminal charges, and any discussion thereof, are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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