Man Shot By State Trooper After Standoff At Pennsylvania Prison Dies

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man shot by a state trooper after a standoff at a county prison in central Pennsylvania has died.

The York County coroner's office said Saturday that 31-year-old Jess Leipold was pronounced dead at 2:40 p.m. Friday after being shot Thursday afternoon at Adams County Prison.

Authorities said Leipold, dressed in camouflage, rode his bicycle to the prison near Gettysburg and displayed a gun to a guard in the lobby.

District Attorney Shawn Wagner said he fired six or eight times into the air and onto the ground during a half-hour standoff just outside the prison entrance, and was shot after he shoulder a rifle and pointed it at the entrance.

Wagner said his preliminary investigation suggests that the shooting was justified and that "police showed restraint."

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