PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police were called to an attempted home invasion in Dormont early Sunday morning.
The attempted invasion and robbery happened on the 1500 block of Kelton Avenue at 8:45 a.m.
Dormont Police arrived at the scene and found the man who was leasing the residence that was nearly broken into.
The resident said that he heard noises at the door of his apartment and that another man, 28-year-old Joel Hatfield, tried to force his way into the apartment with a knife. The resident was armed with a gun, and a fight broke out between him and the Hatfield.
The resident struck the intruder in the head with the pistol and accidentally fired off a shot. Hatfield then fled the residence.
Hatfield is homeless, but is often in the Dormont area. Police are still looking for him.
He may be driving a gray Chevy Cruze with the license plate GGA5422. Police say it was stolen from South Park Township and was last seen around noon in Bethel Park.
He is described as a white man around 5-feet-10-inches tall and 160 pounds. He was wearing a blue and white hooded sweatshirt and may have a cut on his head from the blow he received in the fight with the apartment owner.
(Photo Credit: Allegheny County Police)
Allegheny County Police have a warrant out for his arrest.
He is facing charges of aggravated assault and burglary.
Witnesses also said that two other unknown people fled from around the apartment with Hatfield.
Allegheny County Police are asking anyone with information on the incident to give them a call.