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Man killed his neighbor then ‘ambushed’ and shot 2 state troopers
on Pennsylvania highway, officials say
By Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine, CNN
Updated:
12:38 PM EDT, Fri August 8, 2025
Source: CNN
A suspect is dead after he shot and killed his neighbor Thursday before
wounding two responding Pennsylvania state troopers, including one who
managed to commandeer a tractor trailer to protect drivers from gunfire
on a state highway, officials said.
The troopers, Joseph Perechinsky and William Jenkins, were responding
to a report of shots fired when they were “immediately fired upon and
ambushed,” Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris told
reporters Thursday.
The suspect, identified as 61-year-old Carmine Faino, was shot and
killed after he refused to comply with commands, police said.
Investigators believe Faino shot his neighbor, 57-year-old Lori Wasko,
while she was near her car in front of her residence, Paris said. Wasko
died from her injury, he said.
The victim’s boyfriend reported the shooting about 11:17 a.m. local
time, near State Route 171 in Thompson Township, police said.
The two troopers went to the state highway and got out of their vehicle
to try and figure out where the gunfire was coming from, when they were
ambushed “from a very good distance away,” Paris said.
“They were ambushed by several rounds of rifle fire from a position
of tactical superiority,” the colonel added.
Shots were also fired at a responding EMT’s vehicle, which veered off
State Route 171 and crashed, Paris said, adding the EMT was injured and
is in stable condition.
While severely injured, Perechinsky was able to commandeer a tractor
trailer driving down the road and position the semi-rig across the
roadway so people wouldn’t be hit by potential gunfire, according to
the colonel.
Perechinsky also managed to place a tourniquet on his fellow
trooper’s arms.
Additional troopers and local law enforcement rushed to the scene and
set up a perimeter as the wounded officers were airlifted to a local
hospital, where they were in stable condition Thursday night.
At the scene, law enforcement tried to negotiate with the barricaded
suspect and attempted to use a drone, which he “shot down actively
with a firearm,” the colonel said.
“We attempted at length to try and negotiate with Mr. Faino,” Paris
said. “At one point, I will tell you he was sitting on a propane
tank, which caused further concern that he had attempted to turn that
into an improvised explosive device, and we were concerned about other
weapons.”
The suspect was shot and killed after he “refused to comply with
commands,” police said.
A motive wasn’t immediately shared by law enforcement.
Troopers ‘lucky to be alive’
The troopers are “very lucky to be alive,” Paris said, adding that
Perechinsky had placed a tourniquet on his fellow trooper’s arms
while he himself was injured with two gunshot wounds. A third trooper
responded and was able to get the injured troopers out despite “their
patrol cars being riddled with bullets,” he said.
Perechinsky has been a trooper for six years, while Jenkins has been on
the force for 10 years, Paris said.
Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke while on his way to visit Jenkins after seeing
Perechinsky, who the governor said was “in good spirits.”
Shapiro described Perechinsky as “a real hero in the community,”
saying his actions “exemplifies the absolute best of the Pennsylvania
State Police.”
The district attorney’s office is conducting a use of force
investigation and the troopers have been put on leave pending results,
which is typical for the situation, Paris said.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled the
first name of Lori Wasko.
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