A man who stole an Ohio State Highway Patrol car after assaulting an officer was shot and killed by Pennsylvania State Police troopers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Beaver County on Friday.
Pennsylvania State Police have not identified the deceased suspect. An unspecified number of Pennsylvania troopers have been assigned administrative duties while the incident is investigated.
A state police representative did not immediately respond to a request for updated information on Saturday.
State police said they were notified shortly after 6 p.m. Friday that an Ohio state trooper had been assaulted, and that the suspect had taken the trooper’s marked cruiser and was driving east on the Turnpike.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol informed TribLive news partner WTAE that a trooper from the Hiram post responded to a rollover crash on the Ohio Turnpike at 5:30 p.m. A man wandering along the shoulder of the road assaulted the trooper, who attempted to use a Taser but failed.
When Pennsylvania troopers encountered the vehicle near the Ohio border, a chase ensued.
According to state police, troopers used “legal intervention” to end the chase. WTAE footage captured an Ohio patrol cruiser on its roof near mile marker 15 in North Sewickley Township.
When troopers approached the vehicle, an altercation broke out, prompting them to use deadly force, according to state police.
Pennsylvania State Police did not disclose any additional injuries. The Ohio trooper was treated for minor injuries.
The incident is being investigated by the state police major case team, and the findings will be forwarded to the Beaver County District Attorney’s office for review, state police said.
