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State policeman, armed with rifle, blocks traffic from entering Pine Slope Road in Saltlick, Fayette County, during standoff incident Tuesday. Keith Tafoya, 67, was shot and killed by state police when he exited his home and pointed a shotgun at them, police said.
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State police released the identity of a 67-year-old Fayette County man fatally shot by troopers following a standoff for several hours Tuesday at his Saltlick home.
Police say Keith Robert Tafoya, 67, exited his Pine Slope Road home and pointed a shotgun at members of the state police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT).
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021 1:57 p.m.
| Tuesday, April 13, 2021 1:57 p.m.
Paul Peirce | Tribune-Review
A state trooper blocks Route 711 near the border of Westmoreland and Fayette counties on Tuesday. Troopers were investigating an incident nearby.
Paul Peirce | Tribune-Review
A state trooper blocks Route 711 near the border of Westmoreland and Fayette counties on Tuesday. Troopers were investigating an incident nearby.
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Two state police troopers narrowly avoided injury Tuesday after a man believed to be involved in a domestic incident inside his Fayette County home fired a shot through a door, according to Trooper Robert Broadwater.
State police said a standoff in Melcroft ended when the suspect was shot and killed late Tuesday afternoon.
After several hours of negotiations, the man, who has not yet been identified, came out of his home, said Trooper Robert Broadwater. Once outside, he raised a gun at police, who fatally shot him, Broadwater said.
âThey acted appropriately to handle the situation,â Broadwater said of emergency responders. âThis is not the outcome we wanted at all. We wanted a peaceful resolution.â
Earlier in the day, the man fired shots through a door at troopers responding to his Pine Slope Road home in Saltlick Township.