Week In Review: Bar, restaurant shutdown; arrest made in 2013 ‘Baby Marcus’ shooting; city ban on police chokeholds
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Allegheny County orders bars, restaurants to halt on-premises dining for a week
Bars, restaurants and casinos in Allegheny County must close for one week, under a new order from Health Director Debra Bogen.
The order took effect Friday. Takeout and delivery food orders are still permitted.
The order, Bogen said, is meant to mitigate the rapid increase in coronavirus cases in the county. Health officials announced more than 230 new cases Thursday, more than doubling the county’s previous record for a single-day jump.
Wilkinsburg man charged in 2013 fatal shooting of ‘Baby Marcus’
A Wilkinsburg man was charged in connection with a 2013 triple shooting at a picnic that killed 15-month-old Marcus White Jr. in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood.
Gregory Parker, 22, is charged with criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, four counts of aggravated assault and gun charges.
The May 21, 2013 shooting happened at a picnic. At least three gunmen got out of a vehicle and started shooting into a crowd gathered in a common area, police said.
Marcus was shot, as were his aunts, Shedayah and Kadejiah Tyler.
Shedayah Tyler picked Marcus up and tried to use her body to shield him from the gunfire. Investigators believe a bullet struck her in the back and traveled through her before fatally striking the baby in the chest. Both aunts survived.
Pittsburgh Council proposes ban on use of chokeholds by police
Pittsburgh City Council introduced legislation to ban police officers from using chokeholds and neck restraints on suspects.
The Pittsburgh Police Bureau Policy Manual now bans such restraints , except when an officer’s life is threatened: Councilmen R. Daniel Lavelle, who heads the Public Safety Committee, and Ricky Burgess have sponsored a bill that would ban those types of restraints in all situations.
Burgess referred questions to Lavelle, who could not immediately be reached for comment The legislation cites the deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd, both of whom died in other states while in police custody after officers applied forms of chokeholds.
Pennsylvania makes masks mandatory — even outdoors
A new order signed Wednesday by state Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine makes masks mandatory in Pennsylvania even when people are outside in a public place. Gov. Tom Wolf said the mandate expands an order signed in April that requires the wearing of masks in businesses. The new order is effective immediately, Wolf said. Masks must be worn whenever anyone leaves home, according to the order. Under the order, face coverings are required for individuals if they are “outdoors and unable to consistently maintain a distance of six feet from individuals who are not members of their households.”