Shooting suspect arrested after standoff in Monessen
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March 29, 2025

Shooting suspect arrested after standoff in Monessen

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 

Police say Jay Din Eleam barricaded himself inside a home on Leeds Avenue in Monessen.

Gunfire and an hours-long police standoff rocked a quiet Monessen neighborhood Friday morning and led to the arrest of a Brownsville man.

Monessen police, along with state police, Charleroi Regional and Rostraver Township police, attempted to execute a search warrant at a Leeds Avenue residence where Jay Din Eleam was believed to be staying.

Eleam, 21, barricaded himself in the attic of the home when police tried...

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