The officers were the first department fatalities since a few years ago . first officer killed was on his way home after finishing shift . Harper said the suspect fired from a bedroom window , shooting at an armored vehicle carrying a SWAT team -- preventing those officers and medics from reaching the wounded policemen . Officers were responding to domestic call in Pittsburgh area of Stanton Heights . one more officers were injured in the nearly four-hour standoff that ensued .
The officers were the first department fatalities since a few years ago . first officer killed was on his way home after finishing shift . Officers were responding to domestic call in Pittsburgh area of Stanton Heights . one more officers were injured in the nearly four-hour standoff that ensued .