Anti-government squatter killed in Pittsburgh standoff

A man known as William Hardison, who had been living illegally in a house in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood since March, was killed in a shootout with law enforcement officers on Wednesday. Hardison, who was wearing body armor, had barricaded himself in the house and exchanged hundreds of rounds of gunfire with the officers during a standoff that lasted more than six hours. Hardison had a record of legal issues, including several motor vehicle violations, forgery, …

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