A statement from McKeesport Police Chief Adam Alfer identified the fallen officer as 32-year-old Sean Sluganski, who had worked for the department full-time for two years.
A man having a "mental health crisis" shot and killed a police officer, wounded a second and fired at a third before being wounded in a shootout in a western Pennsylvania city on Monday, authorities said.
One officer was taken to a hospital in McKeesport, where he was pronounced dead. A statement from McKeesport Police Chief Adam Alfer identified him as 32-year-old Sean Sluganski, who had worked for the department full-time for two years. Kearns said the suspect was shot when he walked around a corner and fired at the third officer, who returned fire.The McKeesport Area School District said all schools and buildings were temporarily put on an exterior lockdown due to the police activity nearby.
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