PITTSBURGH, PA — On Sunday, detectives from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Violent Crime Unit, aided by the Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Violence Prevention Unit, and the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force, executed a homicide arrest warrant.
The operation took place in the 2000 block of Mazette Place.
Malachi Smith, an 18-year-old resident, was arrested in connection with the May 31 homicide of a male in the 600 block of Sherwood Avenue.
Detectives also obtained and executed a search warrant at the residence following the arrest.
Smith faces charges of criminal homicide and carrying a firearm without a license.
The arrest occurred without incident, and Smith is currently in custody.