Capital Punishment

Sentencing in the death of a McKeesport officer may run against Gov. Josh Shapiro's call for lawmakers to repeal the death penalty

A veteran officer called the killing "horrific," saying "it's the worst one I've seen, certainly in 22 years"

"I would like to apologize to Mark and the Nix family for taking him away from you. I hope this brings you closure," inmate Wesley Ruiz said

Randy Halprin was part of a gang of prisoners who fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after they escaped from prison

The state Supreme Court has denied two stays and the governor announced he would not grant clemency to Kevin Johnson

Odraye Jones' death sentence was revoked last year after three judges decided his sentence for the murder of Officer William D. Glover was tainted with racism

Richmond Police Department Officer Seara Burton died Sept. 18 from a gunshot wound to the head after she was taken off life support Sept. 1

“We need to do some reforms to be better serving victims of crimes and the families of victims of crimes.”

Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, was executed Thursday evening for the June 1990 fatal shooting of Houston police officer James Irby

Carl Wayne Buntion had been on parole just six weeks when he shot Officer James Irby during a traffic stop

Jurors in November found Markeith Loyd guilty in the January 2017 death of Lt. Debra Clayton, and unanimously recommended a death sentence

In a major shift, Dist. Atty. George Gascón will now consider harsher penalties for "extraordinary" cases

"We have to make it clear we have our officers' backs," said State Rep. Darren Bailey

Officer Richard Houston was fatally shot Friday in a supermarket parking lot while responding to a disturbance

Julius Jones, who has long maintained his innocence, is scheduled to be executed Thursday