Pennsylvania State Trooper Jacques F. Jay Rougeau Jr., 29, of Mifflintown, was killed on June 17, 2023, after responding to an active shooter situation at Troop G in Lewistown. Rougeau, who joined the Pennsylvania State Police in 2020 and had been assigned to Troop G in March 2023, went to assist fellow officers searching for the gunman. Around 3:00 p.m. near the intersection of Swamp Road and Baumgardner Drive in Walker Township he was ambushed and fatally shot through the windshield of his patrol vehicle.

The attack began earlier when 38-year-old Brandon Stine drove into the Troop G parking lot about 11:00 a.m. and opened fire on marked patrol vehicles with a large-caliber rifle. Stine later shot and critically wounded Lt. James Wagner in Mifflintown before the final encounter; law enforcement located Stine thereafter and a gun battle ensued in which Stine was shot and killed. Rougeau is remembered for his dedication to service, his interests in golf, basketball and aviation, and his dogs Winnie and Charlie. If anyone has information about Trooper Rougeau’s last movements or witnessed events that day, please share what you know.