6 years later, Pittsburgh police honor 3 officers killed in line of duty

PITTSBURGH — Six years ago Saturday, Pittsburgh lost three of its finest while they responded to a domestic call in Stanton Heights.

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Officers Eric Kelly, Paul Sciullo and Stephen Mayhle were shot and killed April 4, 2009.

Flowers and plaques honored the fallen officers Saturday during a ceremony held outside the Zone 5 police station.

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Richard Poplawski, the man convicted of murdering the officers, was sentenced to death in 2011. An execution date has not been set.

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