PSP Releases Trooper's Name
Paul Richey survived by wife, 2 young children
Police have released more information about the state trooper shot and killed this morning near Oil City.
40-year-old Trooper Paul G. Richey was a 16-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police and was assigned to the Patrol Unit at Troop E in Franklin.
Richey and Trooper Jason Whitman responded to a call at 11:34 this morning regarding a domestic incident on Bredinsburg Road in Cranberry Township. The troopers arrived at the scene at about 11:45 a.m. After getting out of their vehicles, Richey was hit with a shot fired from the house. Additional troopers responded and Richey was removed from the scene.
A state police Special Emergency Response Team is on the scene and the incident remains open.
"Trooper Richey sacrificecd his life rather than swerve from the path of duty," State Police Commissioner Frank Pawlowski said in a news release. "We will not forget his service or his sacrifice."
Richey enlisted in the state police on May 17, 1993. He graduated from the State Police Academy in Hershey on November 10, 1993, and was assigned to Troop F, Milton. He transferred to Troop E, Corry, on October 19, 1996, and to the Franklin station on May 17, 1997.
Among the survivors are his wife, Camie; a son, Connor, 9: and a daughter, Catherine, 6.
Photo provided by PSP
Police have released more information about the state trooper shot and killed this morning near Oil City.40-year-old Trooper Paul G. Richey was a 16-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police and was assigned to the Patrol Unit at Troop E in Franklin.
Richey and Trooper Jason Whitman responded to a call at 11:34 this morning regarding a domestic incident on Bredinsburg Road in Cranberry Township. The troopers arrived at the scene at about 11:45 a.m. After getting out of their vehicles, Richey was hit with a shot fired from the house. Additional troopers responded and Richey was removed from the scene.
A state police Special Emergency Response Team is on the scene and the incident remains open.
"Trooper Richey sacrificecd his life rather than swerve from the path of duty," State Police Commissioner Frank Pawlowski said in a news release. "We will not forget his service or his sacrifice."
Richey enlisted in the state police on May 17, 1993. He graduated from the State Police Academy in Hershey on November 10, 1993, and was assigned to Troop F, Milton. He transferred to Troop E, Corry, on October 19, 1996, and to the Franklin station on May 17, 1997.
Among the survivors are his wife, Camie; a son, Connor, 9: and a daughter, Catherine, 6.
Photo provided by PSP
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