PA manhunt for shooter

[Sgt. Rock]

An all-night manhunt turned up no sign of a "survivalist" sharpshooter suspected of killing one Pennsylvania state trooper and wounding another in an ambush on their barracks. Eric Matthew Frein, 31, is believed to be armed with two high-powered rifles, and his father told investigators that he "doesn't miss." An arrest warrant was issued for Frein after police found his car — and shell casings that matched the murder weapon — not far from the Blooming Grove barracks, where Cpl. Bryon Dickson, 38, was gunned down walking to his car and Trooper Alex Douglass was critically wounded while coming to his aid on Friday night.

Authorities described Frein — who lived in Canadensis, 20 miles away, with his parents — as a trained marksman who has written about his desire to kill police and commit mass murder. "He’s expressed anti-government leanings in the past, especially toward law enforcement, and he has survivalist training," State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said at a Tuesday press conference where Frein was identified as the suspect. Schools in the area were closed Wednesday because Frein was still at large.

Friends of Frein told NBC News that he was a military re-enacter who has assumed the role of a German soldier from World War II in the past. "Definitely, he could be very critical of the government. He voiced his opinions, had strong feelings — but nothing like, 'I'm going to go out and kill people and commit mass murder,'" said Jeremiah Hornbaker, who worked with Frein on several film productions.

Sounds like this guy won't be surrendering peacefully...:nono:

 

[kwo51]

I am afraid as this country unravels there will be more of this type of assaults. Our uniform LEO's are just open targets for them.

 

[SilvrSRT10]

He's targeting the wrong group.

 

[Sgt. Rock]

Sounds like he wants to be like some WW2 German sniper on the Eastern Front..too bad he couldn't direct his anger toward ISIS instead. Like his old man said "he never misses".

 

[kwo51]

He needs to be dispatched.

 

[Sgt. Rock]

The law says they are closing in on him..but tens of thousand of acres in the Pocono Mts. to hide. Some speculate that he might already be dead..took his own life or he might be another Rambo living off the land.

 

[kwo51]

He's gone one way or the other.

 

[Bluez]

Keep htis in mind fellas.
No matter what the reason for his much quoted but never explained "grudge" is he will always been a lunatic in the media.

Also any critical citizen can ( and will if need be) accused of "anti-gov't statements.
They would say as much about all of us.

 

[kwo51]

Bring in the mini tank is a good idea . I would bet on him being long gone .

 

[Sgt. Rock]

Accused Cop Killer Eric Frein Stars in War Reenactor Documentary - ABC News

 

[kwo51]

They say that he has been spotted in the area. Turn the seals lose.

 

[Sgt. Rock]

BARRETT TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — A military buff accused of shooting two state troopers has now been on the lam for three weeks, eluding a massive manhunt in the woods of Pennsylvania. On Thursday night, teams searching for Eric Frein conducted door-to-door searches and sweeps of dense forest, armed with assault rifles and night-vision goggles. Other troopers were stationed in vehicles every 30 yards along the Barrett Township perimeter in case Frein was driven from his lair.

Police say that while Frein has so far evaded capture, he's also starting to make mistakes and officers have gotten within 75 yards of him. "Mr. Frein’s plan went awry from the beginning as authorities believe he did not plan to immediately go into hiding," Lt. Col. George Bivens said this week. Frein, 31, is accused of murdering state trooper Cpl. Bryon K Dickson II and wounding Trooper Alex T. Douglass during a Sept. 12 rifle attack on the barracks in Blooming Grove. Searchers have discovered supplies they believe Frein left behind, including two pipe bombs, an AK-47 and ammunition.

How can you get 75 yards from him and he slips away???

 

[kwo51]

Dead man walking.

 

[oppo]

BARRETT TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — A military buff accused of shooting two state troopers has now been on the lam for three weeks, eluding a massive manhunt in the woods of Pennsylvania. On Thursday night, teams searching for Eric Frein conducted door-to-door searches and sweeps of dense forest, armed with assault rifles and night-vision goggles. Other troopers were stationed in vehicles every 30 yards along the Barrett Township perimeter in case Frein was driven from his lair.

Police say that while Frein has so far evaded capture, he's also starting to make mistakes and officers have gotten within 75 yards of him. "Mr. Frein’s plan went awry from the beginning as authorities believe he did not plan to immediately go into hiding," Lt. Col. George Bivens said this week. Frein, 31, is accused of murdering state trooper Cpl. Bryon K Dickson II and wounding Trooper Alex T. Douglass during a Sept. 12 rifle attack on the barracks in Blooming Grove. Searchers have discovered supplies they believe Frein left behind, including two pipe bombs, an AK-47 and ammunition.

How can you get 75 yards from him and he slips away???

Poor marksmanship?

 

[kwo51]

Sure he is not SISI.

 

[Concealed 27]

Why did he leave an ak with ammo? I'm just saying if your gonna go out that way no ammo would be left behind.....jmho
Concealed 27

 

[Sgt. Rock]

Suspected cop killer Eric Frein was captured Thursday in Pennsylvania after a 48-day manhunt, law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the arrest told NBC News.

Law enforcement sources later said Frein, 31, was captured without incident Thursday afternoon by a U.S. Marshals task force at an abandoned airfield in the Poconos resort region. A rifle and a pistol were found inside a hangar, one of the sources said.

Frein is accused of killing State Police Cpl. Bryon Dickson and wounding Trooper Alex Douglass in an ambush on the Blooming Grove barracks on Sept. 12. Police found a diary entry, his AK-47, two homemade pipe bombs and several campsites, they but hadn't been able to capture him until Thursday.

In the diary, Frein — a military reenactment buff and survivalist — described how he fled in his Jeep but got only a half-mile before he encountered a roadblock.

"Got a shot around 11 p.m. and took it," he wrote in an entry dated Sept. 12. "He dropped. I was surprised at how quick. I took a follow-up shot on his head, neck area. He was still and quiet after that.

"Another cop approached the one I just shot," Frein continued. "As he went to kneel, I took a shot at him and jumped in the door. His legs were visible and still."

At one campsite uncovered by search teams on the border of Pike and Monroe counties early this month, authorities found military-style packs, food, clothing, the two pipe bombs and .380-caliber ammunition that matched the weapon used to shoot the two troopers. Many of the items police found during the manhunt — including soiled diapers and trash — tested positive for Frein's DNA, they said.

In addition to the trooper shootings, Frein is charged with two counts of manufacturing weapons of mass destruction after the pipe bombs were found. The shrapnel-packed pipe bombs were booby-trapped with trip wires and could have caused serious injury to anyone nearby, authorities said.

Least he was finally caught..was hoping though he would take his own life or taken down by some sharpshooter.

 

[kwo51]

His death wish will be granted.

 

[oppo]

I am surprised it wasn't already.

 

[kwo51]

Does Pennsylvania have the death penalty?