PAOLI, Pa. (AP) \u2014 A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot and killed by a suspect whom he had pulled over in a traffic stop Sunday night, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Cpl. Tim O\u2019Connor was killed as he approached the car when the driver fired from inside the vehicle, the state\u2019s acting police commissioner, Lt. Col. George Bivens, told a late Sunday night news conference at Paoli Hospital in Chester County.<\/p>\n
The shooter then got out of the car, walked a short distance away and shot and killed himself with a pistol, Bivens said. He did not identify the man.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Connor was married and had a young daughter, authorities said.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Connor had been on patrol when a call came in for an erratic driver. O\u2019Connor was dispatched and reported shortly afterward that he had pulled over the car at an intersection in West Caln Township, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is the last we heard from Corporal O\u2019Connor,\u201d Bivens said.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t respond to radio calls to check on him and troopers dispatched to the scene to check on him \u201cfound a very bad situation,\u201d Bivens said.<\/p>\n
Police and Chester County authorities were investigating, Bivens said.<\/p>\n
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