SWAT Team Surrounds Home on Chelton Avenue in Brookline Wednesday Morning

Police and a SWAT team surrounded a house along Chelton Avenue near Queensboro Avenue in Brookline for nearly four hours Wednesday morning but the incident has been resolved.

Police were called after a woman ran down Chelton following a domestic situation with her husband. Officers responded to 1114 Chelton Ave. at 6:30 a.m. to look for the man, who was identified by police as Michael Kreuzer, 43, of that address.

When police looked through the windows, they saw a number of weapons and cases, including an AK-47 assault rifle, according to Pittsburgh Police Cmdr. Scott Schubert. Officers pulled back and called in the SWAT team.

When the SWAT team arrived, they tried to contact Kreuzer in the home. When there was no response, they launched a gas deployment and also sent in a SWAT robot, which lured the family dog from the home, Schubert said.

At some point during the incident, Kreuzer escaped the house. He was eventually arrested near the corner of Sussex and Cedric avenues, Schubert said.

The SWAT team was seen leaving the area about 10:20 a.m.

He was checked by medics inside the ambulance, then taken by police van to a Pittsburgh area hospital for examination before being transported to Allegheny County Jail. Kreuzer will be charged with domestic violence and resisting arrest, Schubert said.

The wife was not injured.

"She's fine," Schubert said. "She's obviously distraught about what happened."

Authorities are also looking at the number of guns Kreuzer had in his home.

Editor's note: Police gave Patch an incorrect spelling of the suspect's name that appeared in earlier versions.