PA Trooper Wounded in Weekend Attack Remains Critical

A Pennsylvania State Police lieutenant shot in Juniata County last weekend during an attack that left another trooper dead is still in critical condition, authorities said.

Lt. James Wagner, 45, was shot by Brandon Stine, 38, during one of several encounters Stine had with troopers Saturday in Juniata County. Stine ambushed and killed Trooper Jacques Rougeau Jr., 29, during one of these encounters, state police said. Stine was killed in a fierce gunfight with troopers later that day.

Trooper Rougeau, who was married, would have marked his third anniversary with the department this month. Wagner, a 21-year veteran, is commander of the Bedford barracks, a naval reservist and has three sons in the Coast Guard, state police said.

State police said Stine’s motive is unclear, Penn Live reports.

His sister later wrote on Facebook that Stine was “experiencing psychosis,”