Armed officers comb ambush suspect's woods
Source: AP
CANADENSIS, Pa. (AP) —Authorities who spent the night in the neighborhood where a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper lived with his parents donned bulletproof vests and gathered heavy rifles before fanning out Saturday morning.
The burst of activity followed a long night that included reports of gunfire and police telling residents to stay in their homes.
Police have been largely silent about the details of their search, including how big of an area they are combing, whether they have the suspected shooter surrounded or how much longer it will be before residents can move about freely.
Authorities Friday night closed roads in the wooded neighborhood of Barrett Township, in the Pocono Mountains, as they searched for 31-year-old Eric Frein, described as a self-taught survivalist with a grudge against law enforcement and government.
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