Pa. man who shot 2 state troopers had killed his neighbor: report

Update: Gunman fired ‘dozens and dozens’ of rounds at Pa. troopers and EMT after killing neighbor, officials say

A man with a rifle who ambushed and hospitalized two Pennsylvania State Police troopers in Susquehanna County Thursday morning had shot and killed his neighbor shortly before, according to the New York Times .

Authorities said the man shot and killed his neighbor in her driveway just before 11:30 a.m., prompting troopers Joseph Perechinsky and William Jenkins to respond to the rural area about 5 miles north of Thompson, along Route 171.

When Perechinsky and Jenkins arrived, they were “immediately fired upon and ambushed,” according to State Police Col. Christopher Paris.

“They are very lucky to be alive,” Paris said.

After shooting his neighbor and the troopers, th