PA State Trooper Cpl. Bryon Dickson

[Retired1]

Pennsylvania State Police have identified the two troopers who were ambushed outside a state police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania during a late-night shift change, leaving one dead and another injured.

State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan says that Cpl. Bryon Dickson of Dunmore was killed and Trooper Alex Douglass was wounded when shots were fired Friday night outside the Blooming Grove barracks.

http://news.yahoo.com/report-shooting-pennsylvania-police-barracks-081815207.html

credit: news.yahoo.com

 

[Retired1]

PA State Police Corporal Dickson 's funeral has been scheduled.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Cathedral, 315 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, by Pennsylvania State Police Chaplain the Rev. Thomas M. Muldowney, V.G.

Burial with full honors will take place in the Dunmore Cemetery.

Public visitation will be Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Rotunda at Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson II Memorial Fund, c/o NBT Bank, 1230 O'Neill Highway, Dunmore, PA 18512.
 

Obituary:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-tribune/obituary.aspx?n=bryon-k-dickson&pid=172464587&fhid=7550

credit; legacy.com

Donations may also be made online at:

https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/p5s5

 

[Wigwam700]

That was all over the news up here, too. RIP Corporal!!

 

[TritonBoulder47]

This is a little over an hour away from me...  I can't believe a decent human being could do this to another...  But then again, the person/people that did this aren't decent...  

God speed Cpl, we got it from here...

 

[Retired1]

Suspect identified in ambush of PA State Police:

Mathew Eris Frein of Canadensis, PA has been identified as the person who ambushed Corporal Dickson, killing him, and critically wounding Trooper Alex Douglass

http://news.yahoo.com/police-cite-progress-pennsylvania-trooper-ambush-case-160349455.html

credit: news.yahoo.com

 

[Wigwam700]

This coward shooter was still on the run as of a couple of hours ago.

 

[TritonBoulder47]

He is still on the run, but they have found what is believed to be his AK-47, 2 spare magazines and a back pack...  

http://wnep.com/2014/09/21/troopers-freins-ak-47-style-rifle-recovered-manhunt-continues/?shared=email&msg=fail#ooid=ljdHRscDpgpgoxLjoZl5V6rXelzTTRKq

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

FBI most-wanted suspect Eric Frein in custody in Pennsylvania

(CNN) -- After nearly seven weeks on the run, suspected cop killer Eric Matthew Frein is in custody, Pennsylvania State Police spokeswoman Connie Devens said Thursday.

According to a local government official briefed on the matter, Frein was caught at an abandoned airport between Henryville and Tannersville. He was reportedly taken into custody without incident.