WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A man from Texas was shot and killed by police Thursday night in Williamsport.
Investigators say the man got into a fight, robbed a convenience store, and then pulled a gun on officers.
Some members of the state police and Williamsport Bureau of Police were put on administrative leave after a shooting involving a police officer left one man dead.
Investigators say it all started Thursday night when state police were called to Harvest Moon Trailer Park just outside Williamsport. Troopers say Clifford Wilbur, 38, assaulted someone with a handgun and left before officers got there.
A few minutes later, Wilbur allegedly robbed a nearby Sheetz store. According to state police, Wilbur fled the store and led police on a chase through Williamsport. He crashed on West 4th Street and pointed a gun at police. That's when troopers and officers shot Wilbur, who died at the scene. Investigators tell Newswatch 16 Clifford Wilbur is from Texas but has been staying in the Williamsport area for about three weeks.
The troopers and officers involved with the shooting have been put on administrative leave while the shooting is under investigation by the Lycoming County district attorney's office and state police.