Police in Butler County fatally shot a man after a standoff on Wednesday night"
But before the shooting, officers fired tear gas into the wrong house"
channel 4 Action News' Paul Van Osdol reported that when he went inside the home that was mistakenly tear-gassed, even 24 hours later, his eyes started burning"
State police mistakenly fired tear gas into a house on Bredin Street, across from the home actually involved in the standoff"
"They've blown a hole, two holes in our front window. One shot actually came through our house the whole way and struck our back window in the dining room. And there's glass shattered from the living room through the dining room. And the whole house is just pungent with the odor of the pepper spray or the gas, whatever they used," said homeowner John Spinetti. "It's burning your eyes, it burns your throat"
Damage to the house is so severe it's going to take four days for professional cleaners to clean it up"
"There's a fine film on everything. I mean, you can see it on our furniture, you can see the stains on the curtains. And on this back window specifically you can see where the shell hit," Spinetti said"
Spinetti said state police have promised him they will cover any costs of the cleanup that are not being covered by his insurance company"
Van Osdol tried to speak to state police in Butler County, but they were not available for comment"
Police shot and killed Keith George Tack, 48, after a standoff that lasted for hours on Wednesday"
Police shot and killed Keith George Tack, 48, after a standoff that lasted for hours on Wednesday"
Authorities evacuated residents in a one-block radius of Bredin Street near Federal Street for hours. Police also blocked off streets surrounding the area, leaving dozens of neighbors to stand behind police tape, waiting and wondering what was happening"
Three state troopers who fired on Tack have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure in situations like this"