Officials express shock and sadness over the death of one state trooper and the serious injury of another within hours of each other in central Pennsylvania over the weekend. Juniata County police said a man confronted soldiers around 12:45 p.m. Saturday near the Lewistown Barracks and shot a soldier, who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Authorities found the man shortly before 3 pm several miles away in Walker Township, and a shootout ensued, killing the shooter and a police officer, police said. t released immediately.Gov. Josh Shapiro and state police Col. Christopher Paris were at the hospital where the injured officer was being treated, state police said. Shapiro later said in a social media post that the wounded soldier was in critical but stable condition and that he and the commissioner thanked his colleagues for his service and prayed for his recovery. The governor said that he and First Lady Lori Shapiro “send our love to the family of the police officer killed today. May the memory of him be a blessing. The Fraternal Order of Police Pennsylvania State Lodge said it was “devastated” by the shooting of “not one but two” soldiers, one of whom made “the ultimate sacrifice.” “Brave and honor best describe these soldiers, and we will hold their heroic actions in our hearts and minds forever,” lodge president Joseph Regan said in a social media post. retired soldiers, he said the Commonwealth “has lost a hero while another fights for his life.” “The bravery of these soldiers and their loved ones will remain in our hearts forever,” he said in a social media post.
Officials express shock and sadness over the death of one state trooper and the serious injury of another within hours of each other in central Pennsylvania over the weekend.
Juniata County police said a man confronted soldiers around 12:45 p.m. Saturday near the Lewistown Barracks and shot a soldier, who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Authorities found the man shortly before 3 pm several miles away in Walker Township, and a shootout ensued, killing the shooter and a police officer, police said.
The names of the dead policeman and suspect, as well as the name of the wounded soldier, were not immediately released.
Gov. Josh Shapiro and state police Col. Christopher Paris were at the hospital where the injured police officer was being treated, state police said. Shapiro later said in a social media post that the wounded soldier was in critical but stable condition and that he and the commissioner thanked their colleagues for his service and prayed for his recovery.
The governor said that he and First Lady Lori Shapiro “send our love to the family of the police officer killed today. May the memory of him be a blessing.”
The Fraternal Order of Police Pennsylvania State Lodge said it was “devastated” by the shooting of “not one but two” soldiers, one of whom made “the ultimate sacrifice.”
“Brave and honor best describe these soldiers, and we will hold their heroic actions in our hearts and minds forever,” lodge president Joseph Regan said in a social media post.
President David Kennedy of the Pennsylvania State Police Association, an organization made up of 4,300 active and retired police officers, said the Commonwealth “has lost a hero while another fights for his life.”
“The bravery of these soldiers and their loved ones will remain in our hearts forever,” he said in a social media post.
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