Official: Suspect ID'ed in Pa. police ambush

Pennsylvania State Police have identified a suspect in the killing of a trooper and the critical wounding of another outside a rural barracks, a law enforcement official said today.

An arrest warrant will be issued and state police were looking for the suspect, said the official, who was not authorized to release the information and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

An assailant killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson, 38, and critically wounded another trooper outside the Blooming Grove barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania late Friday, then slipped away.

Authorities said earlier Tuesday they had made progress in their effort to catch the rifle-toting gunman, obtaining a search warrant connected to the late-night ambush. The office of District Judge Michael Muth confirmed a search warrant was issued early Tuesday. The judge, based in a neighboring county, declined to provide a copy of the warrant or release any details about the location of the search.

Investigators planned a news conference for later this afternoon.