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The victims were the first Pittsburgh city officers killed in the line of duty in 18 years. [5] The incident was the third-deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since the September 11 attacks, following a 2016 mass shooting in Dallas, Texas; [6] [7] and a pair of related shootings two weeks earlier in Oakland, California. [8] [9]
On April 4, 2009, three Pittsburgh police officers were killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance in the Stanton Heights area of the city. The officers, all from Zone 5 are Eric Kelly, a 14-year veteran of the Bureau, Stephen Mayhle, and Paul Sciullo II, both two-year veterans. [17] Two other officers were injured.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund counted 102 federal, state and local officers to have been killed in 2012. [11] The official count from the FBI is that 27 law enforcement officers were 'feloniously' killed in the line of duty in 2013 (the lowest in a 35-year period 1980–2014), and an additional 49 died in accidents (total ...
The Washington Post reported that Rose was the first person killed by the East Pittsburgh Police Department since at least 2015. On June 25, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto told reporters "there should be a trial” before a jury regarding the death of the young man and the fate of the police officer. [26]
2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack: Blooming Grove Township: September 12, 2014: 1: 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 ...
The memorial in October 2020. The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial of Allegheny County is a monument to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania's law enforcement community in honor of fallen officers of both the Pittsburgh Police and suburban departments.
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 ...
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in 2005, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. 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.