Slain PA Trooper, 29, Identified After Deadly Shootout With Suspect

MIFFLINTOWN, PA — A shootout that claimed the lives of a Pennsylvania trooper and a suspect began when the man came to a State Police station and began firing shots, officials said.

Officials identified the trooper who died, as well as a lieutenant who was seriously injured, on Sunday.

The fallen trooper, Jacques F. Rougeau, Jr., 29, was assigned to Troop G in Juniata County according to Pennsylvania State Police. Original article — Trooper, Suspect Die In Mifflintown Shootout: Report

The man, 38-year-old Brandon Stine of Thompsontown, came to the Troop G Lewistown Station in Mifflintown around 11 a.m. Saturday armed with a rifle, and began firing shots at patrol vehicles in the parking lot.

This began a search that led Stine to engage troopers in Mifflintown around 12:45 p.m. where he shot Lt. James A. Wagner, said state police in an earlier update.

State troopers conducted a search and located the man in the area of Swamp Road and Baumgardner Drive in Walker Township just before 3 p.m.

Troopers exchanged gunfire with the man, and he and Rougeau were both shot and killed according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Rougeau enlisted in the Pennsylvania State Police in 2020, officials said.

A procession for him was planned in Erie County on Monday, according to ABC 27.

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania State Police Colonel Christopher Paris visited Wagner, 45, in the hospital according to police and reports from ABC 27.

State police said that anyone interested in donating to help the troopers' families may send a check to the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association (PSTA) at 3625 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, PA 17110. The check should be made out to the "Survivor's Fund," with the name of the trooper written in the "memo" portion of the check, police said.