Man killed his neighbor then ‘ambushed’ and shot 2 state troopers on Pennsylvania highway, officials say

(CNN) — A suspect is dead after he shot and killed his neighbor Thursday before wounding two responding Pennsylvania state troopers, including one who managed to commandeer a tractor trailer to protect drivers from gunfire on a state highway, officials said.

The troopers, Joseph Perechinsky and William Jenkins, were responding to a report of shots fired when they were “immediately fired upon and ambushed,” Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris told reporters Thursday.

The suspect, identified as 61-year-old Carmine Faino, was shot and killed after he refused to comply with commands, police said.

Investigators believe Faino shot his neighbor, 57-year-old Lori Wasko, while she was near her car in front of her residence, Paris said. Wasko died from her injury, he said.

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