Crime & Safety
New Details Released In Fatal Shooting Of PA State Trooper
"I killed the cop," suspect Jason Robison reportedly texted following the fatal incident on Friday.
The man accused of fatally shooting a Pennsylvania state trooper Friday evening texted his girlfriend moments after the incident, admitting he killed the officer and telling her "I love you," according to a new arrest warrant obtained by PennLive.com.
"I killed the cop. Shot him twice in the head he is dead. I love you! I always will. Good bye sweetheart. I'm sorry," Jason Robison reportedly texted moments after the fatal encounter.
Trooper Landon Weaver, 23, was shot and killed while investigating a domestic incident at a home in Juniata Township around 6:30 p.m.
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Robinson was shot and killed by police Saturday after a statewide manhunt. State police said Robison refused commands to surrender, made threats to harm additional law enforcement personnel and was shot and killed in a confrontation that ensued.
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PennLive.com reports the encounter happened when Weaver was assigned to investigate a protection-from-abuse order violation. Weaver responded Friday evening to the home of Robison's mother, Sherry Robison, after his ex-girlfriend, Laura Whitesel, reported that he was contacting her, authorities said.
According to the report, the two men were talking when Robison said he wanted to get a cigarette from his bedroom. Weaver followed him, and the two ended up in a mud room off the kitchen.
According to the arrest warrant obtained by PennLive.com, Robison then came back into the kitchen, put a cigarette lighter on the counter, pulled a gun from his pants and went back into the mudroom. Sherry Robison reportedly told officers she heard a pop and saw Weaver fall face down onto the floor.
Weaver is the 97th member of the Pennsylvania State Police to be killed in the line of duty.
According to information provided by state police, Weaver enlisted in the Pennsylvania State Police last December and was assigned to the Patrol Unit at Troop G, Huntingdon.
Services for Weaver are scheduled for Thursday.
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