LUZERNE COUNTY, PA. (THECOUNT) — Jordan Patrick Oliver has been identified as the suspect shot dead during a confrontation with police in Luzerne County, PA on Sunday, according to reports.
Oliver, 20, allegedly took a 15-year-old girl hostage on Sunday when he was fatally shot around 3 p.m. Sunday by police in Nanticoke.
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According to a news release, state police used “deadly force” against Oliver, who police say was holding a teen girl hostage in a wooded area near Warrior Run Borough in Luzerne County.
The girl, who was not identified because of her age, was unharmed during the incident, state police said.
Police in Nanticoke responded to a call of a man holding a girl at knifepoint at Greater Nanticoke High School, located at, 425 Kosciuszko St, Nanticoke in PA.
When officers arrived, they attempted to negotiate with Oliver when the girl broke free of him, according to state police.
State police said the girl was placed in a Nanticoke police cruiser as police tried to take Oliver into custody.
During a struggle, Oliver sprayed mace on the officers and fled with the marked cruiser and the girl, state police said.
Police, who had obtained a warrant to arrest Oliver on charges including kidnapping and aggravated assault, eventually found him in the wooded area, which was then surrounded by police from multiple departments and a state police special response unit, according to state police, reports PennLive.
No further information was provided by police.
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Geo quick facts: Luzerne County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 906 square miles, of which 890 square miles is land and 16 square miles is water. It is Northeastern Pennsylvania’s second-largest county by total area – Wikipedia.