Wildlife Conservation Officer David Lynn Grove, 31, was shot and killed on November 11, 2010, in Freedom Township, Pennsylvania, while investigating reports of night-time shooting and poaching. Grove had stopped a suspected poacher just south of Gettysburg National Military Park. A struggle began as Grove handcuffed the man and the suspect opened fire with a .45 caliber handgun, striking Grove four times. Despite being mortally wounded, Grove returned fire and wounded the suspect in the hip; the suspect fled with the handcuffs still on his left wrist.

The suspect, identified as Christopher Lynn Johnson, a convicted felon recently released from prison, was captured the next morning at a nearby hunting camp and charged with Grove’s murder. Johnson said he shot Grove because he did not want to return to prison. Grove had served three years full time and six years part time with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and is survived by his parents and fiancée.

Are there readers who knew Officer Grove or who were in the Gettysburg area that night and can share details that might add to the record?