Prayers for the Pitttsburgh Police

God, give them rest.

Richard Poplawski, 23, was charged with three counts of homicide, aggravated assault and a weapons violation. He had gunshot wounds in his legs but was otherwise unharmed because he was wearing a bulletproof vest, Harper said.

Poplawski opened fire on two officers responding to a 7 a.m. domestic violence call from Poplawski's mother, police said. Officers Paul Sciullo III, 37, and Stephen Mayhle, 29, were fatally shot in the head.

"It appears he was lying in wait for the officers," Harper said.

Eric Kelly, 41, a 14-year veteran of the force on his way home after completing his overnight shift heard the call for help and rushed to the scene. He also was shot and killed.

God bless the men and women who don the badge. May Our Lord send His Angels to minister to them.