Greensburg, PA – Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces the sentencing of Bruce Alvarado, 40. 

On Thursday, Common Pleas Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio sentenced Alvarado to serve 40 to 80 years in state prison. 

Alvarado, of Clairton, was convicted on all counts by a jury in June after a nearly week-long trial. 

Alvarado was charged in November of 2023 after he shot a Monroeville police officer and led police on an approximate 30-mile pursuit across two counties ending in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County.

Alvarado fired six gunshots into the police cruiser of a Monroeville police officer who suffered a gunshot wound to his wrist and his leg and was off duty for six months.

Alvarado was found guilty of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, assault of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, possession of firearm prohibited, person not to possess a firearm, firearms not to be carried without a license, fleeing or attempting to elude police, receiving stolen property, unlawful restraint, and recklessly endangering another person.

"Mr. Alvarado has an extensive criminal history of serious, violent offenses, and this incident proved he has no regard for human life. This sentence ensures not only the safety of our law enforcement officers, but the safety of the public in general. I sincerely thank Assistant District Attorneys Adam Barr and Jeremy Mains for prosecuting this case on behalf of the Commonwealth with the highest degree of professionalism." 

DA Ziccarelli commends Westmoreland County Detectives, Allegheny Township Police Department, Monroeville Police Department, Turtle Creek Police Department, North Versailles Police Department, Pitcairn Police Department, Vandergrift Police Department, Washington Township Police Department, and Pennsylvania State Police for responding that evening and cooperating throughout the investigation and prosecution of this case.