PA State Troopers Ambushed; One Dead

[RandySF]

BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. (AP) — Two troopers were ambushed outside a state police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania during a late-night shift change, leaving one dead and another injured, and authorities were searching Saturday for the suspect or suspects, state police said.

One trooper was leaving the barracks in Blooming Grove, Pike County, and another was arriving when shots were fired at 10:50 p.m. Friday, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said. He confirmed that one trooper was killed and the other was injured and taken to Geisinger Medical Center in Scranton, where he was in stable condition after undergoing surgery.

Noonan provided few details on the shooting but said the attack seemed to be directed at state police.

"This has been an emotional night for all of us," he told reporters.

Law enforcement officials from across the region, including New York and New Jersey, descended on northeastern Pennsylvania to help with the search on foot and by helicopter. The Blooming Grove barracks is in a wooded area, surrounded by state game lands.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pa-state-troopers-ambushed-one-dead

[newcriminal]

1. Oh shit, I live in Pike County.

[NaturalHigh]

2. I can't help thinking that the shooter...

is some nut looking to go out in a shootout with the police.

[pipoman]

3. Or making a statement about about police misconduct/militarization. ..

[NaturalHigh]

5. If this is how he chooses to make a statement he's an idiot.

[pipoman]

6. Often the radical end of the spectrum of any public protest

Are wacky or disturbed.

[NaturalHigh]

7. Unfortunately true.

[MadrasT]

4. Awww, geez. That's awful.

This state, I swear.