Police officer shot, killed during call; suspect in custody
NEW FLORENCE, Pa. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer who was responding to a domestic dispute was in custody at a hospital on Sunday after a six-hour manhunt, police said.
Ray Shetler Jr., 31, was captured at about 3:15 a.m. while walking near a power plant outside New Florence, which is about 60 miles east of Pittsburgh.
Police believe Shetler shot St. Clair Township Officer Lloyd Reed on Saturday night after officers were called to the domestic situation in New Florence. Reed, who had been an officer for more than 20 years, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
A female involved in the domestic dispute suffered minor injuries, police said.
Shetler was being treated for a gunshot wound to the right shoulder and was under state police guard at a hospital, Trooper Stephen Limani said.
Shetler hasn’t yet been charged with a crime, but Limani said he expected a warrant to be obtained Sunday for his arrest.