Suspect Named In Fatal Shooting of PA State Trooper

Pennsylvania state police announced today that  31 year old Matthew Eric Frein of Canadensis, PA is the suspect in both the fatal shooting of Corporal Bryon Dickson, and the critical wounding of Trooper Alex Douglass. The attack happened Friday night at Blooming Grove state police barracks.

From WNEP.com 

Troopers said Frein is not in custody and is considered armed and very dangerous.

The warrants are for long list of charges including first degree murder.

State police said a local resident walking in the woods about two miles from the barracks found a vehicle slightly submerged in a pond. Evidence in the vehicle, including shell casings, match evidence found at the scene.

Police say the suspect is a survivalist with a grudge aginst law enforcement.

From Fox News

Police had said earlier that evidence suggested the killer had a grudge against the Pennsylvania State Police. He regularly visited a local shooting range to keep his skills sharp. He made several trips to a state police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania, picking just the right hiding spot from which he could launch an ambush and make his escape