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Man, 79, killed after opening fire on State Police in Hopewell Township

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, Pa.– A 79-year-old Stewartstown man, who authorities say opened fire on Pennsylvania State Police was killed in southern Y...

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, Pa.-- A 79-year-old Stewartstown man, who authorities say opened fire on Pennsylvania State Police was killed in southern York County on Monday morning.

York County 911 dispatchers received a phone call from a man with reported mental health issues threatening violence against law enforcement and emergency personnel shortly after 3:30 a.m. Monday, according to state police reports.

Troopers responded to the man's home located along the 200 block of Hollow Road in Hopewell Township. Investigators say the unidentified man opened fire at Troopers. The York County Coroner identified the man killed after Troopers fired back as Robert Becker.

An autopsy on Becker is scheduled for Wednesday, April 26, at Lehigh Valley Hospital.

No Troopers were hurt in the shooting. The four Troopers involved in the shooting have been placed on Administrative Duty as the investigation into the shooting continues.

 

 

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