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.