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Troopers serving a child pornography warrant fatally shot a suspect who confronted them at a Lebanon County home, with the investigation ongoing by state police and the Attorney General.
- Wednesday morning, Pennsylvania State Police shot and killed one person while serving a warrant at a home on Gable Drive in Jackson Township, Lebanon County, and the unnamed suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The warrant was part of a child pornography investigation, and troopers provided no further details as the inquiry continues in Jackson Township, Lebanon County.
- Brownback said `State police were confronted by the suspect in the investigation in a manner which resulted in members discharging their firearms`, no PSP personnel were injured, and involved troopers have been placed on administrative duty.
- The PSP Troop L Major Case Team, with the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, is investigating while Gable Drive remains closed between Limestone Drive and Gloucester Alley with officers present nearly 12 hours.
- PennLive confirmed the man's identity but is withholding his name at the family's request, and around 4:50 p.m., troopers loaded at least five boxes labeled `Evidence Rifle Box` into a PSP truck.
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Suspect in child porn investigation fatally shot by PA troopers in Lebanon County
Troopers fatally shot a person after they entered a home near Myerstown, Lebanon County, before dawn Wednesday to serve a search warrant related to a child pornography investigation, state police said. The person was pronounced dead at the scene in the first block of Gable Drive in Jackson Township by the Lebanon County coroner’s office. According to a release: Troopers attempted to serve the warrant at the residence, which is about 5 miles west…
Troopers shoot, kill suspect while serving warrant at Lebanon County home: police
Pennsylvania State Police shot and killed one person Wednesday morning while serving a warrant in a Lebanon County neighborhood.State police spokesman Trooper Ethan Brownback said the shooting happened around 6 a.m. at a home on the first block of Gable Drive in Jackson Township.
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