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Tuesday, November 10, 2026Nov 10

Funeral scheduled for trooper killed in ambush

This photo provided by the Pennsylvania  State Police shows Cpl. Byron Dickson. Dickson was killed by a gunman as he left the police barracks in Blooming Grove, Pa. State police spokesman Trooper Tom Kelly said investigators hope to soon interview Trooper Alex Douglass, who was injured in the attack, to get additional information on the ambush. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania  State Police)
This photo provided by the Pennsylvania State Police shows Cpl. Byron Dickson. Dickson was killed by a gunman as he left the police barracks in Blooming Grove, Pa. State police spokesman Trooper Tom Kelly said investigators hope to soon interview Trooper Alex Douglass, who was injured in the attack, to get additional information on the ambush. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania State Police) This photo provided by the Pennsylvania State Police shows Cpl. Byron Dickson. Dickson was killed by a gunman as he left the police barracks in Blooming Grove, Pa. State police spokesman Trooper Tom Kelly said investigators hope to soon interview Trooper Alex Douglass, who was injured in the attack, to get additional information on the ambush. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania State Police)

A funeral will be held Thursday for a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who was killed in an ambush outside his barracks.

Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson II was killed and another trooper was critically wounded in the Friday night attack at the Blooming Grove barracks. Police are still hunting for the killer.

Dickson’s funeral is Thursday morning at a Roman Catholic cathedral in Scranton.

The Marine Corps veteran joined the state police in 2007. He’s survived by his wife of 10 years and two young sons.

Authorities say the wounded trooper, Alex Douglass, is conscious and talking for the first time since he underwent surgery.