The week in photos: April 27 – May 2

The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.

 

Daniel McNeal of Penn Hills comforts his aunt, Adrienne Lockett, and his 3-year-old cousin, Alijah Lockett, after a two-alarm fire destroyed an apartment complex in Wilkinsburg on April 27. The Locketts lived at the complex on Paul Court. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)
Two women celebrate their graduation from the University of Pittsburgh during a commencement ceremony at the Petersen Events Center on April 29. (Antonella Crescimbeni/Post-Gazette)
The moon sets behind the Gulf Tower in Downtown on April 30, as morning sunlight reflects off the glass of the PPG Tower. Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
Walkers enjoy the warm weather on April 30, as they make their way along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail on the North Shore beneath the Fort Duquesne Bridge. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
A Union Pacific engine stops in Baden along the Ohio River on May 1. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Glass flies as Jessica Bauer, 23, of Greensburg smashes an old glass bowl with a wooden bat on May 1 at the Break Room in Hempfield. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)
Brian Dumoulin can’t find the net against Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby in the third period of Game 3 at PPG Paints Arena on May 1. The Penguins and Capitals are playing in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Tom Kuhnhackl is tripped by Washington’s Michal Kempny in the second period of Game 3 at PPG Paints Arena on May 1. The Penguins and Capitals are playing in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)
Neshannock’s Robbie Fundoots pitches against Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic on May 1 at Kelly Automotive Park in Butler. Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic beat Neshannock, 5-2. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
Drake Johnson, 7, of Latrobe races Ashten Farrah, development coordinator for the Children’s Historical Foundation, in a kids version of the marathon on May 2 at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. (Antonella Crescimbeni/Post-Gazette)
The Rev. Dorsey W.M. McConnell, bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, prepares for a blessing and rededication service of the tower bells at Trinity Cathedral, Downtown, on May 2. At Bishop McConnell’s feet is a bell found in the church basement that was previously unknown to officials. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
A woman is showered by flower petals on May 2 while walking on Pitt’s campus in Oakland. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Two military helicopters fly high above a runner as he makes his way along the North Shore on May 2. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels is rushed into Blush Gentlemen’s Club & Sports Bar by a bodyguard on May 2 in Downtown. She was in town for two days to perform at the exotic dance venue. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)
Zach Aston-Reese holds his face in pain after a hard hit by Tom Wilson in the second period in Game 3 of the second-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals, Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins and Capitals are playing in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)