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William Lee Leister
United States · Aged 38 · Died 01/01/2006
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On 12/30 Leister, a prison guard whose job future was in question, bailed out a 21-year-old acquaintance. On 12/31 he ran her car off the road and abducted her, shooting at others who tried to intercede, which developed into an armed 12-hour standoff with state police at his house. He shot at police 19 times with an assault rifle from an upstairs bathroom; a state trooper sniper killed him with two shots. The young woman was unharmed.
Alleged responsible partyPennsylvania State PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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