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Ambush suspect manhunt focused on abandoned hotel

FILE - This undated PennDOT identification photo released in this Friday Sept. 16, 2014 file photo by the Pennsylvania State Police shows Eric Matthew Frein, 31, of Canadensis, Pa. Authorities say Frein, the target of a massive manhunt may be playing a game with law enforcement as he hides in the woods of northeast Pennsylvania, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/PennDOT via Pensylvania State Police, File) FILE - This undated PennDOT identification photo released in this Friday Sept. 16, 2014 file photo by the Pennsylvania State Police shows Eric Matthew Frein, 31, of Canadensis, Pa. Authorities say Frein, the target of a massive manhunt may be playing a game with law enforcement as he hides in the woods of northeast Pennsylvania, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/PennDOT via Pensylvania State Police, File)

By Associated Press September 26, 2014 1 min read

MOUNTAINHOME, Pa. (AP) – Authorities pursuing a survivalist accused of the fatal ambush at a state police barracks in Pennsylvania are looking for him in an abandoned hotel in the Pocono Mountains.

A state police spokesman says trackers were sent Friday morning to the Buck Hill Inn, close to the main search area in Barrett Township.

Trooper Tom Kelly says 31-year-old Eric Frein (freen) was known to visit the hotel when it was open. The 400-room hotel, built more than a century ago, has been closed since 1991.

Frein is accused of opening fire two weeks ago outside the Blooming Grove barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania, killing one trooper and injuring a second. He’s eluded a massive manhunt that includes hundreds of law enforcement officials.

Police plan to give an update on the search later Friday.