The officers were the first department casualties since 1995 . Third officer killed was on his way home after finishing shift . Officers were responding to domestic violence in Stanton Park area of Pittsburgh . Police Chief Nathan Harper identified the dead officers as Eric Kelly , Mayhle and Sciullo . Two more officers were killed in the nearly two - hour standoff that ensued .
The officers were the first department casualties since 1995 . Third officer killed was on his way home after finishing shift . Officers were responding to domestic violence in Stanton Park area of Pittsburgh . Two more officers were killed in the nearly two - hour standoff that ensued .