Pennsylvania State Trooper Fatally Wounded In Gun Training Accident

This undated photo provided by the Pennsylvania State Police, Trooper David Kedra is shown. Kedra was shot in the chest Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, during a yearly training exercise at the Montgomery County Public Saf... This undated photo provided by the Pennsylvania State Police, Trooper David Kedra is shown. Kedra was shot in the chest Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, during a yearly training exercise at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Complex in Conshohocken, near Philadelphia, state police said. Kedra, 26, was flown by helicopter to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He had been a member of the Pennsylvania State Police since June 2012. (AP Photo/ Pennsylvania State Police) MORE LESS
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A Pennsylvania State Trooper died on Tuesday after a shooting accident at a gun range in Conshohocken, Pa., according to what Pennsylvania State Police told television station KYW-TV.

Trooper David Kedra (pictured) died at Temple University Hospital where he was airlifted after being shot in the chest during what police said was a training exercise at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Complex.

State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced Trooper Kedra’s death in a statement on Tuesday night, according to KYW-TV.

The 26-year-old trooper had been with the State Police since June of 2012, according to the station.

“He died serving the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the men and women of the Pennsylvania State Police mourn his loss and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends,” Noonan said in the statement.

The shooting incident is being investigated by both the Pennsylvania State Police and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office.

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