FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A nurse who helped save the life of a Pennsylvania State Trooper following a shooting on I-81 during rush hour months ago was honored.
WellSpan Health York Hospital registered nurse Jeffrey Kauffman was presented with the Daisy Award for helping save the life of Trooper Lucas Ambrose, Pennsylvania State Police announced Monday. The award is given to nurses who go above and beyond their duties to care for patients.
Kauffman is credited with helping to save the life of Trooper Lucas Ambrose, who was shot when a gunman opened fire on him and fellow Trooper Thomas Pack near Exit 3 on Interstate 81 in Antrim Township in October after a high-speed chase.
Nurse Jeffrey Kauffman awarded the Daisy Award for helping save State Trooper Lucas Ambrose’s life after a shooting in October. Photo from PSP.
Nurse Jeffrey Kauffman awarded the Daisy Award for helping save State Trooper Lucas Ambrose’s life after a shooting in October. Photo from PSP
Nurse Jeffrey Kauffman awarded the Daisy Award for helping save State Trooper Lucas Ambrose’s life after a shooting in October. Photo from PSP
Ambrose was hospitalized for days after the shooting in serious condition, while Pack was released from the hospital the following day.
Even though Pack and Ambrose were shot multiple times by 31-year-old Lamar Foy, they were able to return fire and kill him after he got out of the vehicle and ran toward the Troopers while shooting at them.
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The Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner at the time, Christopher Paris, described during a press conference how tourniquets and trauma first aid kits were critical in saving Pack’s and Ambrose’s lives. Franklin County District Attorney Ian Brink justified the use of force by police, further saying that it was “absolutely necessary.”
The “fierce gunfight” happened after Troopers were chasing suspects in a retail theft at a Dick’s Sporting Goods. The suspects were in a van, being driven by Foy, that eventually came to a stop in a grassy area by the exit on I-81.
Three people, including two Pennsylvania State Troopers, were shot Wednesday evening in Franklin County.
Three people, including two Pennsylvania State Troopers, were shot Wednesday evening in Franklin County.
Three people, including two Pennsylvania State Troopers, were shot Wednesday evening in Franklin County.
Two women – Amir Swift and Giani McGowan, both of Baltimore – were in the van as shots rang out but they were able to safely escape. State Police said they also found a “large quantity” of drugs inside the van.
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Antrim Township is a few miles from the Pennsylvania-Maryland border and approximately 70 miles southwest of Harrisburg.
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