On a January afternoon in 2016, a confrontation in a Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania gazebo ended with the death of 37-year-old Bruce Kelley Jr. Two Port Authority of Allegheny County officers, Emily Hampy and Tom Adams, approached Kelley Jr. and his 60-year-old father, Bruce Kelley Sr., for allegedly drinking in public. Police say the encounter became physical after Kelley Jr. grew confrontational; Kelley Sr. allegedly punched an officer and Kelley Jr. produced a knife.

Kelley Jr. ran and led officers on a nearly 20-minute foot pursuit through a residential neighborhood. Attempts to subdue him with pepper spray and a Taser reportedly failed because of his heavy coat. More than a dozen officers surrounded him; when Port Authority Sgt. Brian O’Malley released a K-9, Aren, Kelley Jr. allegedly stabbed and fatally wounded the dog. Sgt. O’Malley fired ten shots and Officer Dominic Rivotti fired two, striking and killing Kelley Jr. at the scene.

The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office later found the officers’ use of deadly force justified and the officers were not criminally charged. Bruce Kelley Sr. was initially arrested on multiple charges, some later dropped. O’Malley and Officer Rivotti in March 2024 on qualified immunity grounds.

If anyone witnessed the gazebo encounter, the chase through the neighborhood, or the moments when the K-9 was released, please share what was seen.