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Back the Blue concert in New Kensington raises funds for McIntire family

Paula Reed Ward
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Five Alarm Flood singer Mike Leasure, left, performs with guitarist Steve Plosnock on Sunday at the Back the Blue concert in New Kensington.
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Kathy Peindl, of Hampton, dances to Garth Brooks’ Friends in Low Places on Sunday afternoon at the Back the Blue concert in New Kensington.
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Band members in Five Alarm Flood perform a Lynyrd Skynyrd song on Sunday as part of a Back the Blue concert in New Kensington.
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The crowd dances to Five Alarm Flood during a Back the Blue Concert in New Kensington on Sunday.
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Coleen Fleischman of Strobe Lighting and Sound, left, works the lights during Sunday’s Back the Blue concert in New Kensington.
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Steve Rohan from 96.9 BOB-FM calls the winner for the 50/50 raffle Sunday afternoon, along with Brenda Leo, one of the organizers of the Back the Blue concert event.
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Five Alarm Flood performs a Garth Brooks song Sunday afternoon in New Kensington.
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Jeff Coyne, of Brookline, celebrates winning $420 as part of the 50/50 raffle on Sunday at the Back the Blue concert in New Kensington.

About 800 people were expected for the Back the Blue concert held at Quality Inn on Tarentum Bridge Road on Sunday in New Kensington, according to organizer Daniel Leo.

Seven bands were on the bill for the event designed to raise money for the family of slain Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire, who was killed in the line of duty on Jan. 2.

Leo, who operate the Sports Page bar inside the hotel, said he expects to raise between $8,000 and $10,000 for the McIntire family.

“We just wanted to help the family in any way we could,” Leo said. “It hits close to home.”

In addition to the seven bands, there were also gift basket auctions and 50/50 raffles. Former Pittsburgh Penguin Ken Wregget attended, as well, donating a signed Bryan Rust jersey for the auction.

Paula Reed Ward is a TribLive reporter covering federal and Allegheny County courts. She joined the Trib in 2020 after spending nearly 17 years at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where she was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team. She is the author of "Death by Cyanide." She can be reached at pward@triblive.com.

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