Upon a zombie pigman taking damage from the environment (falling, being hit by a ghast fireball, etc.) and dying, it will drop experience points, and all nearby pigmen will turn hostile towards all nearby players indefinitely.
Environment
Java, win10 OS, vanilla multiplayer
Linked issues
duplicates 1
Comments 2
Duplicate of MC-148600
Can't confirm this for 1.14.1 pre-release 2. I tested hitting the Zombie with a sword in creative to then kill him in survival by nudging him off a cliff.