Police say a man who was firing at them during an assault investigation Sunday was fatally shot by state troopers in Indiana County.
Troopers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Dixonville Road in Grant around 5 p.m., according to state police. They said they had received reports of a man firing shots in the area before fleeing to his nearby residence and starting a fire inside.
By the time they arrived, police said the man was on the roof of the residence, firing shots with a shotgun. Troopers returned fire, which fatally injured the man, according to state police. The man’s name was not available.
The Marion Center Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the fire, police said. Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi’s Office also assisted at the scene.
Per state police, the troopers involved in the investigation at Dixonville Road have been placed on administrative duty.