Incident
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9-19-2018 Pennsylvania Masontown 4-1
Location
September 19, 2018
Masontown Borough Mayor's Office1 E Church St
Masontown, Pennsylvania
Geolocation: 39.8472, -79.8992
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
- Name: Sgt. R. Scott Miller
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured
- Type: Victim
- Name: Crystal Dowdell
- Age: 39
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Injured
- Type: Victim
- Age: 35
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured
- Type: Victim
- Name: Scott Furlong Sr.
- Age: 47
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Patrick Shawn Dowdell
- Age: 61
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Wounded/Injured
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
- Officer Involved Incident
- Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
- Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
- Domestic Violence
- LOCKDOWN/ALERT ONLY: No GV Incident Occurred Onsite
Notes
At district judge's office, suspect shot by LEOs; Masontown Elementary on lockdown; female vic was suspect's wife who filed for PFA.
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Handgun
- Stolen: Unknown
Sources
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- URL: https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/multiple-victims-reported-in-shooting-at-fayette-county-magistrate-s/article_36e7c6a8-bc3a-11e8-8562-73b2c405b567.html
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- URL: https://triblive.com/local/regional/14096240-74/4-reported-shot-at-fayette-county-district-judges-office-911-dispatcher-says
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- URL: http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/09/19/Shooting-police-officer-shot-victims-Masontown-Judge-Daniel-Shimshock-Fayette-County/stories/201809190139
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- URL: https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/live-updates-police-officer-2-others-injured-in-shooting-at-district-judge-s-office/837563998
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- URL: https://www.wtae.com/article/police-responding-to-reports-of-shooting-at-fayette-county-district-judges-office/23322481
District
Congressional District: 14State Senate District: 32
State House District: 50