Pennsylvania Trooper, Suspect Killed in Shootout; 2nd Trooper Critically Wounded

Pennsylvania Trooper, Suspect Killed in Shootout; 2nd Trooper Critically Wounded
Law enforcement work the scene after a shooting near Mifflintown, Pa., on June 17, 2023. Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News via AP
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MIFFLINTOWN, Pa.—State police in Pennsylvania have identified the trooper killed and another trooper critically wounded in separate encounters Saturday with a gunman who attacked a state police barracks and was later shot and killed himself after a manhunt and a fierce gunbattle.

Trooper Jacques Rougeau Jr., 29, was killed and Lt. James Wagner, 45, was critically wounded in separate encounters before Brandon Stine, 38, of Thompsontown was killed, police said. Officials said they haven’t been able to identify a motive for his actions.