PF&B WCO assaulted with rock, kills assailant
 

Fish and Boat Commission officer fatally shoots man who tried to drown him: reports

Updated on October 25, 2017 at 6:24 AM Posted on October 24, 2017 at 4:39 PM

By Wesley Robinson [email protected]
The Luzerne County Coroner was called to the scene of a shooting involving a Fish and Boat Commission waterways conservation officer, the Citizens Voice is reporting.

The officer shot the suspect after being hit in the head with a rock. The suspect also tried to drown the officer, according to reports. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon in rural West Nanticote off of Route 11 near the Susquehanna River.

A state police helicopter circled the area as investigators search for another suspect. Authorities have since said there was no second person involved in the incident. According to the report, witness heard two gunshots and the officer, head bloodied from being struck with a rock, emerged from a wooded area where the altercation with the suspect occurred.


Bob Kalinowski @cvbobkal
Update from DA's Office: Game Comm. officer fatally shot man who assaulted, tried to drown him in Susquehanna River. No ID on dead suspect.
4:10 PM - Oct 24, 2017