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Antwon Rose II was a 17-year-old African-American who was fatally shot in East Pittsburgh on June 19, 2018, by police officer Michael Rosfeld after being suspected of attempted murder by participating in a drive-by shooting. According to the police report, Rose had an empty handgun magazine in his pocket and gunshot residue on his hand ...
The Pittsburgh Police (PBP), officially the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, is the largest law enforcement agency in Western Pennsylvania and the third largest in Pennsylvania. The modern force of salaried and professional officers was founded in 1857 but dates back to the night watchmen beginning in 1794, and the subsequent day patrols in the ...
Earl Buford (1941/1942 – July 25, 2023) was an American police officer. A longtime leader in the Pittsburgh Police, he served as Pittsburgh Police Chief from June 15, 1992 until December 29, 1995. [1] [2] In August 1989, he was promoted to Assistant Chief overseeing the drug and vice sections. [3] Buford died on July 25, 2023, at the age of ...
According to police interviewing Poplawski while imprisoned, he believed Mayhle to be faking his death, and so shot him again. He told police that he planned for the officers to kill him, but changed his mind and surrendered, hoping he could write a book in prison. Interviewers described Poplawski as unremorseful with a "cold demeanor". [30]
The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 436 deaths in the line of duty. [26] The leading cause of death for 2020 was COVID-19 at 281 deaths followed by gunfire at 46 deaths and 9/11-related cancers with 35 deaths. The state with the largest number of line-of-duty deaths was Texas with 78 followed by New York with 43.
A coroner's report by the Allegheny County medical examiner stated that his cause of death was homicide by asphyxiation due to pressure applied to the chest and neck. [4] [10] Cyril Wecht, a pathologist who performed an independent autopsy, told CBS This Morning that, [There was] no evidence of a heart attack or any other natural disease process.
Eric Frein attacked a Pennsylvania State Police barracks. Ross Township Municipal Building shooting: Saylorsburg: August 5, 2013: 3: A single gunman attacked the town council. 2009 Collier Township shooting: Collier Township: August 4, 2009: 4: Social loner attacked a gym. 2009 shooting of Pittsburgh police officers: Pittsburgh: April 4, 2009: 3
The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of the incident that caused death. Different death dates, if known, are noted in the description. The table below lists 118 people.