2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack | |
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Location | Blooming Grove, Pike County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Date | September 12, 2014 10:50 p.m. EDT |
Target | Pennsylvania State Troopers |
Attack type | Murder by shooting, domestic terrorism |
Weapons | .308-caliber rifle |
Deaths | 1 (Cpl. Bryon Dickson) |
Injured | 1 (Tpr. Alex Douglass) |
Perpetrator | Eric Matthew Frein |
Motive | Attempting to start a revolution |
Verdict | Guilty on all counts |
Convictions |
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Sentence | Death |
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.