Standoff Between Prison Guard, State Police Ends With Gunfire
Pittsburgh Channel.com, PA
January 2, 2006
LOWER TURKEYFOOT TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A standoff between a local prison guard and state police ended with gunfire early Sunday morning on North Street, in Berlin, Somerset County.
The standoff -- which lasted nearly 12 hours -- started in Lower Turkeyfoot Township on New Year's Eve. It ended with the death of 38-year-old prison guard William Leister.
State police said Leister rammed 21-year-old Ashley Bittinger's car off the road -- then fired a gun at her windshield.
Police said Leister then struck Bittinger several times.
A passerby tried to help, police said, but Leister allegedly shot him multiple times and took off with Bittinger -- taking her hostage inside his home.
About 4 a.m. Sunday, police said they exchanged gunfire with Leister.
In the end, Leister was dead. It's not clear whether he killed himself or whether police shot him.
January 2, 2006
LOWER TURKEYFOOT TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A standoff between a local prison guard and state police ended with gunfire early Sunday morning on North Street, in Berlin, Somerset County.
The standoff -- which lasted nearly 12 hours -- started in Lower Turkeyfoot Township on New Year's Eve. It ended with the death of 38-year-old prison guard William Leister.
State police said Leister rammed 21-year-old Ashley Bittinger's car off the road -- then fired a gun at her windshield.
Police said Leister then struck Bittinger several times.
A passerby tried to help, police said, but Leister allegedly shot him multiple times and took off with Bittinger -- taking her hostage inside his home.
About 4 a.m. Sunday, police said they exchanged gunfire with Leister.
In the end, Leister was dead. It's not clear whether he killed himself or whether police shot him.
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