FREDONIA, N.Y. - Troopers stood in salute as flags were lowered to half-staff. Hours earlier, one of their own had died, and state police said a fugitive hiding in western New York was to blame.
State police say Phillips is the prime suspect in the sniper-style shootings of two troopers during a stakeout Thursday night in Chautauqua County. Joseph Longobardo, who was shot in the leg, died Sunday. His colleague, Donald Baker Jr.'s condition was upgraded from critical to serious after a third surgery, state police said.
Before the evening ceremony, State Police Superintendent Wayne Bennett sent Phillips a threatening message: "You can run but you can't hide. Sooner or later, I don't care how good you are, we will find you."
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