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Pennsylvania State Police shoot man dead in Monroe County, say he pointed gun at troopers

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AdvertisementBy The Morning CallJul 06, 2020 at 6:07 pmState police say they had to shoot a man dead when he pointed a gun at troopers Monday morning in Monroe County.Troopers at 9:57 a.m. were called to a Mosier’s Knob Road residence in Smithfield Township for a man reportedly behaving in an erratic manner.AdvertisementTroopers arrived to find a man in a pickup truck pulling into the driveway. The man called troopers names and said the property was booby-trapped, according to police.When troopers tried detaining him, the man fled into a garage and refused to come out. He then reappeared in the garage doorway, pointing a laser-sighted handgun at troopers, police said.AdvertisementHe refused to drop the gun, police said, and was shot in the chest. He was pronounced dead by the Monroe County coroner’s office.The man’s identity is being withheld until his next of kin have been notified.Morning Call reporter Andrew Scott can be reached at 610-820-6508 or ascott@mcall.com. Advertisement

AdvertisementBy The Morning CallJul 06, 2020 at 6:07 pmState police say they had to shoot a man dead when he pointed a gun at troopers Monday morning in Monroe County.Troopers at 9:57 a.m. were called to a Mosier’s Knob Road residence in Smithfield Township for a man reportedly behaving in an erratic manner.AdvertisementTroopers arrived to find a man in a pickup truck pulling into the driveway. The man called troopers names and said the property was booby-trapped, according to police.When troopers tried detaining him, the man fled into a garage and refused to come out. He then reappeared in...

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