2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack
| 2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack | |
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| Location | Blooming Grove, Pike County, Pennsylvania |
| Date | September 12, 2014 10:50 p.m. |
| Target | Pennsylvania state troopers |
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Attack type
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Shooting |
| Weapons | .308-caliber rifle |
| Deaths | 1 |
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Non-fatal injuries
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1 |
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Suspected perpetrator
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Eric Matthew Frein |
On September 12, 2014, during a crew change at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Blooming Grove Township, two state troopers were shot with a .308 caliber rifle. One trooper died at the scene and other was taken to a hospital where he recovered. Eric Frein was identified by the police in the case as the only suspect, and led the police on a weeks-long manhunt. He was eventually captured at an abandoned airport hangar on October 30, and charged with terrorism, murder, and attempted murder.
At 10:50 p.m. on September 12, 2014, a shift change was commencing outside the Troop R barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police in the Pocono Mountains in the Township of Blooming Grove, Pennsylvania. At that moment, a sniper opened fire with a .308-caliber rifle. One trooper was killed by the gunfire and a second was injured, but survived.
Four shots were fired within 90 seconds, from a distance of 82 yards (75 m) in a position at the edge of the nearby woods, before the shooter fled further into the wooded area. One trooper was shot trying to help the other, prompting him to crawl back to safety, where he was aided by two other troopers.
Eric Matthew Frein was identified as the main suspect of the attack after the discovery of an abandoned 2001 Jeep Cherokee three days after the event. The vehicle was traced back to his parents, and multiple pieces of evidence, including bullet casings matched to the attack, were discovered inside. He led authorities on a manhunt after the shootings, eventually being placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
Frein was described by police as a "self-taught survivalist" with a grudge against law enforcement personnel. At the time of the attack, he was a reenactor who acted in a variety of roles, most often Serbian soldiers. In 2008, Frein founded Istocni Vuk or "Eastern Wolf", whose Myspace page pictured Frein engaged in recreational military simulations as a Serbian soldier.
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