09-16-2014, 05:47 PM
Pennsylvania Ambush
RIP Cpl. Bryon Dickson, Pennsylvania State Police
Officer Dickson and his partner, Trooper Alex Douglass, were ambushed outside of police barracks late Friday evening. Douglass was injured and underwent surgery; he is now conscious and able to aid in the investigation.
Today the suspect's name and photo was released -- he's still on the loose.
Snip:
Eric Matthew Frein, 31, of Canadensis, Pennsylvania, is still armed with the .308-caliber rifle that he used to open fire on the barracks late Friday, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said at a news conference.
Noonan called Frein "extremely dangerous." Frein is a survivalist who has expressed a desire to kill law enforcement officers and commit mass murder.
"He has made statements about wanting to kill law enforcement officers and also to commit mass acts of murder," Noonan said. "What his reasons are, we don't know. But he has very strong feelings about law enforcement and seems to be very angry with a lot of things that go on in our society."
Frein was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer and other offenses. About 200 law enforcement officials are combing the rural area of northeastern Pennsylvania marked by dense forest, but "we have no idea where he is," Noonan said.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-matthew...er-ambush/
RIP Cpl. Bryon Dickson, Pennsylvania State Police
Officer Dickson and his partner, Trooper Alex Douglass, were ambushed outside of police barracks late Friday evening. Douglass was injured and underwent surgery; he is now conscious and able to aid in the investigation.
Today the suspect's name and photo was released -- he's still on the loose.
Snip:
Eric Matthew Frein, 31, of Canadensis, Pennsylvania, is still armed with the .308-caliber rifle that he used to open fire on the barracks late Friday, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said at a news conference.
Noonan called Frein "extremely dangerous." Frein is a survivalist who has expressed a desire to kill law enforcement officers and commit mass murder.
"He has made statements about wanting to kill law enforcement officers and also to commit mass acts of murder," Noonan said. "What his reasons are, we don't know. But he has very strong feelings about law enforcement and seems to be very angry with a lot of things that go on in our society."
Frein was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer and other offenses. About 200 law enforcement officials are combing the rural area of northeastern Pennsylvania marked by dense forest, but "we have no idea where he is," Noonan said.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-matthew...er-ambush/