On September 12 , 2014 , outside the Troop R barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police in the township , a sniper opened fire on Pennsylvania State Police troopers with a .308-caliber rifle during a late-night shift change , killing Corporal Bryon K. Dickson II , 38 , and critically injuring trooper Alex Douglass . Eric Matthew Frein was identified as the sole suspect of the ambush and was sought by federal and state authorities for the ambush , until his apprehension at 6 p.m. on Thursday , October 30 , ending a seven-week search
a sniper opened fire
2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack
Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania