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| US police killing suspect Eric Frein found after manhunt | US police killing suspect Eric Frein found after manhunt |
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| A fugitive who eluded capture in the forests of Pennsylvania for seven weeks after the fatal shooting of a police officer has been found. | A fugitive who eluded capture in the forests of Pennsylvania for seven weeks after the fatal shooting of a police officer has been found. |
| More than 200 officers have been searching for survivalist Eric Frein. | More than 200 officers have been searching for survivalist Eric Frein. |
| He is accused of killing Capt Bryon Dickson outside a barracks on 12 September and wounding another officer. | He is accused of killing Capt Bryon Dickson outside a barracks on 12 September and wounding another officer. |
| Mr Frein had been added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List and $175,000 (£107,000) was offered for information leading to his capture. | Mr Frein had been added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List and $175,000 (£107,000) was offered for information leading to his capture. |
| His time on the run came to an end in an airport hangar on Thursday evening, police said. | |
| Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said at a news conference that Mr Frein was taken away in the handcuffs that belonged to Capt Dickson. | |
| While on the run for weeks, the 33-year-old was described by police as armed and extremely dangerous. | |
| Schools in the area were closed at times during the manhunt, and residents warned to stay indoors. | Schools in the area were closed at times during the manhunt, and residents warned to stay indoors. |
| Police used dogs, thermal imaging technology and even a hot air balloon to scour the dense woodland in the north-east of the state of Pennsylvania. | Police used dogs, thermal imaging technology and even a hot air balloon to scour the dense woodland in the north-east of the state of Pennsylvania. |
| Several items believed to be his were found by police in the woods - empty packs of Serbian cigarettes, an AK-47-style assault rifle and ammunition, and a journal that offered a chilling account of the ambush. | Several items believed to be his were found by police in the woods - empty packs of Serbian cigarettes, an AK-47-style assault rifle and ammunition, and a journal that offered a chilling account of the ambush. |