Third Pittsburgh Police Officer Dies From COVID

(WPXI) – A veteran Pittsburgh police sergeant died Tuesday morning following complications from COVID-19, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police announced. Sgt. Timothy Werner, 49, was entering his 22nd year with the department. He worked for many years as an officer in Zones 4 and 5, but most recently as a supervisor in the property room at police headquarters. Werner died at Mercy Hospital with members of his Pittsburgh police family by his side, the department said. Funeral arrangements will be private. Two other Pittsburgh police officers, both from Zone 6 in the West End, have died from COVID-19.