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Cynthia Marshman, 27, carries balloons after a prayer vigil to honor her nephew, Deven Holloway, who was killed the day before, to the parking space where 16-year-old was found outside of Linton Middle School in Penn Hills suburb of Pittsburgh, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. A defense attorney says a man questioned by police in the shooting death of the teenager outside a suburban Pittsburgh middle school was acting in self-defense. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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In this photo made on Friday, March 17, 2017, a baseball card is stuck behind the stone marking the the grave site for baseball player Josh Gibson is shown at Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh. Gibson, who played for two Negro League baseball teams in Pittsburgh and is considered one of the sport's greatest home run hitters, is featured in an opera about his life called "The Summer King." It has its world premiere April 29, 2017 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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In this photo made on Friday, March 17, 2017, a sign at Allegheny Cemetery points up the hill to the grave site for baseball player Josh Gibson in Pittsburgh. Gibson, who played for two Negro League baseball teams in Pittsburgh and is considered one of the sport's greatest home run hitters, is featured in an opera about his life called "The Summer King." It has its world premiere April 29, 2017 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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FILE - This June 29, 2006, file photo, shows a bronze statue of Pittsburgh native Josh Gibson in Legacy Square when it was unveiled at PNC Park, the home of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. Gibson, who played for two Negro League baseball teams in Pittsburgh and is considered one of the sport's greatest home run hitters, is featured in an opera about his life called "The Summer King." It has its world premiere April 29, 2017, in Pittsburgh. The statue has since been removed from the park. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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FILE - This Feb. 17, 2017, file photo, shows a historical marker paying tribute to Josh Gibson in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. Gibson was a power hitter and the second player from the Negro Leagues to be put in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Gibson, who played for two Negro League baseball teams in Pittsburgh and is considered one of the sport's greatest home run hitters, is featured in an opera about his life called "The Summer King." It has its world premiere April 29, 2017, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File)
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This 1942 photo provided by the Carnegie Museum of Art shows Homestead Grays baseball catcher Josh Gibson crouched on Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Gibson is featured in an opera about his life called "The Summer King." It has its world premiere April 29, 2017 in Pittsburgh. (Charles "Teenie" Harris/Carnegie Museum of Art via AP)
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In this photo made on Friday, March 17, 2017, the grave stone for baseball player Josh Gibson is shown at Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh. Gibson, who played for two Negro League baseball teams in Pittsburgh and is considered one of the sport's greatest home run hitters, is featured in an opera about his life called "The Summer King." It has its world premiere April 29, 2017 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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In this photo made on Friday, March 17, 2017, Sean Gibson, the Executive Director of the Josh Gibson Foundation, right, holds a replica Pittsburgh Crawfords jersey with Pittsburgh Opera General Director Christopher Hahn as they pose next to a poster at the Pittsburgh Opera House in Pittsburgh. Josh Gibson, Sean's great grandfather, played for two Negro League baseball teams in Pittsburgh, one of them the Pittsburgh Crawfords, and is considered one of the sport's greatest home run hitters. Gibson is featured in an opera about his life called "The Summer King." It has its world premiere April 29, 2017 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates with Conor Sheary, center, and Jake Guentzel (59) after getting a hat-trick with his third goal of the game in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 19, 2017. Pittsburgh won 4-0. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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In this 1984 photo, Dr. Thomas Starzl is asked for autographs prior to throwing out the first pitch for a Pittsburgh Pirates game in Pittsburgh. Starzl, who pioneered liver transplant surgery in the 1960s and was a leading researcher into anti-rejection drugs, has died. He was 90. The University of Pittsburgh, speaking on behalf of Starzl's family, said the renowned doctor died Saturday, March 4, 2017, at his home in Pittsburgh. (Charles Fox/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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Pittsburgh forward Michael Young (2) shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia. Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)
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Pittsburgh guard Cameron Johnson (23) dunks over Virginia guard Marial Shayok (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)
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Pittsburgh head coach Kevin Stallings calls a play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia. Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)
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Pittsburgh forward Sheldon Jeter (21) and Virginia center Jack Salt (33) vie for the tip off to open the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)
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Virginia forward Mamadi Diakite (25) rebounds over Pittsburgh guard Jamel Artis (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)
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Virginia center Jack Salt (33) blocks Pittsburgh forward Ryan Luther (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)
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Virginia guard London Perrantes (32) celebrates making a three-point shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)
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Virginia guard London Perrantes (32) celebrates making a three-point shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)
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This Feb. 19, 2017 photo shows a burnt almond torte cake from Prantl's, a bakery in Pittsburgh. The cake has been dubbed the 'best cake in America.' It's one of a number of classic eats in Pittsburgh enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
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In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 photo, displayed is a view of downtown Pittsburgh on the screen of a part of a virtual reality set that teachers are learning with during a class at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in Homestead, Pa. (Nate Smallwood /Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)
