Norman Alexander Stewart, a detective with the Pittsburgh Police Department, was working undercover in the Hill District, when he was shot and killed on September 16, 1983.
Stewart and his partner, Beverly Stewart (no relation) were involved in a marijuana buy in the home of Orlando Thompson, 18, when Thompson grabbed Beverly Stewart’s weapon and shot Norman Stewart. Stewart shot and killed Thompson before dying several hours later.
State Killings in the Steel City: The History of the Death Penalty in Pittsburgh 