US police killing suspect Eric Frein found after manhunt

A man who has eluded police 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.

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.

He 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.

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.


BBC