Federal Bureau of Investigation

Residents Near Accused Trooper Shooter's Hometown Asked to Stay Inside

Residents in Monroe County are on high alert and have been asked to stay in their homes by state police Friday as the manhunt for Eric Frein, who's wanted for ambushing and killing a trooper last week, continues.

Barrett and Price Township residents have been ordered by officials to take shelter inside their homes immediately. They're asked to stay indoors and away from windows and doors.

An intense late-night search Thursday also concentrated on the area around Frein's parents' home in Barrett Township, with roads blocked and residents kept from their homes temporarily. Thursday's search began just hours after the 31-year-old fugitive was added to the FBI's Most Wanted list.

Frein is charged with killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson in an ambush shooting outside state police barracks in Blooming Grove last Friday.

Another trooper was injured in the ambush.

Schools in the area were closed for a third day Friday as a safety precaution.

A $175,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Frein's arrest.

This story is developing.

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