2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack

2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack
LocationBlooming Grove, Pike County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DateSeptember 12, 2014 (2014-09-12)
10:50 p.m. EDT
TargetPennsylvania State Troopers
Attack type
Murder by shooting, domestic terrorism
Weapons.308-caliber rifle
Deaths1 (Cpl. Bryon Dickson)
Injured1 (Tpr. Alex Douglass)
PerpetratorEric Matthew Frein
MotiveAttempting to start a revolution
VerdictGuilty on all counts
Convictions
SentenceDeath

On September 12, 2014, during a shift 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 another was taken to a hospital where he recovered. Eric Frein was identified by the police as the only suspect in the case, 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. Frein was convicted of all charges in April 2017, and subsequently sentenced to death.