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Fleeing man shot by troopers

A 42-year-old man, reportedly originally from Bucks or Montgomery County who was living in Schuylkill County, was shot and killed shortly after 8 a.m. today in Walker Township by state police while allegedly attempting to steal a vehicle. The victim was reportedly in the pick-up truck or exiting it when he was shot. In top, Detective Jeff Szczecina, right, of the State Police talks with a resident in the Wildcat Development in Walker Township where the shooting occurred. Bottom photo shows tractor from Koch's Turkey Farm that crashed into a tree.

LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS