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Stanton Heights Tragedy: Three officers killed
Index of news coverage about the deaths of three Pittsburgh police officers killed in the line of duty on April 4, 2009:

It was a morning that shook a city to its core.

Even as the adrenaline began to subside, even as the danger ended, even as fear began to lose its grip, there was no getting back to normal. Police and public alike found themselves face to face with pain, sadness and loss -- three Pittsburgh police officers had been killed.

Photo galleries
Video coverage

Friday, April 17, 2009

Stanton Heights pauses for vigil to begin healing

Mayor urges officers to express grief

Commemorative T-shirt helps fallen officers' families

PDF: Petition to broaden gag order




Thursday, April 16, 2009

Vigil planned in Stanton Heights for slain officers

Emotionless Poplawski waives case to trial

Rendell urges ban on assault weapons

• Brian O'Neill: The challenge of Poplawski's jury




Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Officer Mayhle's family struggling with loss

Partial gag order issued in city officers' slaying

PDF: Read Judge Manning's order

Rendell prods lawmakers on gun control




Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Pirates honor fallen officers in Opening Day ceremonies

Allegheny County officials defend 911 system

Poplawski held in solitary confinement

Hearing today on defense request for gag order

PG video: Pirates honor fallen heroes




Monday, April 13, 2009

Experts tracking mass murder patterns see city police shootings 'atypical'




Sunday, April 12, 2009

Slain Pittsburgh officer Mayhle laid to rest in hometown

A portrait of contrasts emerges from those who knew Poplawski

• Sally Kalson: Blame only the misfit




Saturday, April 11, 2009

Grief -- A necessary and natural part of life

Advice for working through grief

Financial aid readily available to families of slain policemen

Ride pays tribute to slain officers

Poplawski's grandmother protests at family home

PG video: Catherine Scott returns to scene




Friday, April 10, 2009

Amid tears and hymns, a solemn farewell to the fallen

Officers work so others can hold memorial

Crowd at service honors the two police officers injured in Saturday's siege

PG blog: Staff reports in real time from the memorial scene

Officer Mayhle to be laid to rest tomorrow

Fallen Heroes Fund goes to officers' families

PG gallery: Final respects for the slain officers

PG slideshow: A day of sadness, honor

Text: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's remarks at the memorial service

PDF: Program for memorial service

PG video: Scenes from the memorial service

PG video: The Procession

PG video: 'Brotherhood'




Thursday, April 9, 2009

The city pauses in grief as thousands mourn fallen city police officers

Today's memorial service to celebrate lives of three slain officers

Many roads to close today for procession to Oakland

PG map: Funeral procession route

Gun guide goes to 911 operators

Bloomfield honors its fallen son -- Officer Paul J. Sciullo II

Gun control efforts going nowhere

PG poll: In the wake of the killing of three police officers Stanton Heights, what's your evaluation of current gun control laws?

PG video: Day of sorrow

PG video: Citizens, police mourn together

PG video: Lest we forget

PG blog: Dispatches from Grant Street




Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Poplawski called unremorseful over police killings

Public can pay respects to officers today and tomorrow

Mayor, councilman call for changes in 911 in wake of deadly attack on officers

2,000 mourn fallen officer Eric G. Kelly

PG video: Visitation for Officer Eric G. Kelly

Domestic disturbances pose risk for officers

Amount of police survivor benefits is uncertain

• Reg Henry: An attack on us all




Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Critical error by 911 worker failed to note Poplawski owned guns

Poplawski's Web postings warned of 'enemies'

Poplawski bought guns through shop in Wilkinsburg

Poplawski's family complains about treatment, missing wallet

PG video: Poplawski's grandmother confronts police

Events honor fallen officers

• Tony Norman: Richard Poplawski -- Dangerous -- and armed

• A poem: They say you're a fallen hero




Monday, April 6, 2009

Memorial service set on Pitt campus

Affidavit outlines shootings that left three Pittsburgh police officers dead

Wreaths, ribbons and grief hang over the Zone 5 station

PDF: Criminal complaint

Fund established for officers' families

Slain FBI agent's mom offers condolences

• Editorial: A city grieves -- The societal plague of gun violence hits home hard

PG video: More details announced for public remembrance

PG video: Visitation for Officer Paul J. Sciullo II

Legacy.com: Read the public's thoughts and condolences for the families of the slain officers

• PG graphic: A deadly day in Stanton Heights

• PG interactive: Allegheny County homicides, 2009




Sunday, April 5, 2009

Affidavit lays out details of Stanton Heights slayings of 3 officers

Deadly ambush in Stanton Heights claims the lives of 3 city police officers

Police risked their lives to rescue downed officers

Devotion to badge was slain officers' common thread

Suspect in officers' shooting was into conspiracy theories

62 city police officers have died in the line of duty

Condolences: What they're saying

PG video: Officials discuss memorial preparations

PDF: Criminal complaint against Richard Poplawski

• PG graphic: A deadly day in Stanton Heights




Saturday, April 4, 2009

Officers killed, wounded in Stanton Heights standoff

Richard Poplawski: Two profiles emerge

Hundreds of bullets fired in shootout with suspected cop killer

'Gathering of Peace' event becomes wake for fallen officers

Mayor: Sad day in Pittsburgh

PG video: Friend talks about suspect

Video: Full news conference (KDKA)

PG video: Excerpts of news conference



First published on April 6, 2009 at 12:48 am
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