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Remembering The Fallen Pittsburgh Police Officers Killed In Stanton Heights Ambush 12 Years Ago

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Today marks twelve years since three Pittsburgh Police officers were ambushed and killed in Stanton Heights.

Officers Eric Kelly, Paul Sciullo, and Stephen Mayhle were shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance.

Stanton Heights Police Officers
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Two other officers were wounded.

Twelve years ago, on April 4, 2009, three Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers from Zone 5 were killed in the line of...

Posted by Pittsburgh Bureau of Police on Sunday, April 4, 2021

The gunman Richard Poplawski was convicted and sentenced to death in 2011.

He remains on death row as Governor Wolf has placed a moratorium on the death penalty.

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