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| Berks County sheriff's deputy and burglary suspect killed in shootout |
| By pennlive.com - AP |
| Published: 06/30/2011 |
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ALBANY, Pa. — A burglary suspect armed with an assault rifle and a sheriff’s deputy were killed in a shootout Wednesday night as officers tried to serve a warrant at a rural Pennsylvania home. The suspect, Matthew Connor, and Berks County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Pagerly died in the exchange of gunfire after police arrived at the Albany Township home of Connor’s girlfriend with a warrant for his arrest, state police said. Local and state police and U.S. marshals were trying to arrest Connor for burglary and weapons offenses when he fled into the woods behind the house, according to state police. Pagerly, a member of the sheriff’s K-9 team, was part of the search team, authorities said. Police said Connor raised an AK-47 assault rifle and refused orders to drop it, sparking the shootout. Read More. |
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