--- description: Eric Frein, 31, is accused of shooting dead Cpl. Bryon Dickson with a high-powered rifle title: Eric Frein Still on the Run After Pennsylvania State Trooper Killing image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt948fda5f03b9ba65/6986a48b35ba6fd285c03ef6/2014-09-16t200150z_2085075172_tm3ea9g1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Manhunt for Suspect in Pa. State Trooper Killing Enters Day 9 by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 21, 2014 8:19 PM CUT  Matthew Eric Frein, 31, of Canadensis, Pennsylvania, is shown in this undated handout photo provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Transport September 16, 2014. Matthew Eric Frein, 31, of Canadensis, Pennsylvania, is shown in this undated handout photo provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Transport September 16, 2014.Reuters by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 21, 2014 8:19 PM CUT The fugitive suspect in the shooting of two Pennsylvania State troopers was likely planning his attack and escape for months or years, officials said Sunday. Eric Frein, 31, who is accused of killing Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Bryon Dickson with a high-powered rifle was still on the run for a ninth day, despite a massive manhunt and billboards informing the public that he is now on the [FBI’s most-wanted list](http://www.psp.pa.gov/for%20media/Documents/frein%5FFBI.pdf "undefined"). [Read more from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-eric-frein-likely-planned-ambush-months-police-n208286?cid=par-time-article%5F20140921 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3415151/eric-frein-pennsylvania-state-trooper/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3415151/eric-frein-pennsylvania-state-trooper/"},"headline":"Manhunt for Suspect in Pa. State Trooper Killing Enters Day 9","datePublished":"2014-09-21T20:19:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:19:32.447Z","description":"Eric Frein, 31, is accused of shooting dead Cpl. Bryon Dickson with a high-powered rifle","url":"https://time.com/3415151/eric-frein-pennsylvania-state-trooper/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt948fda5f03b9ba65/6986a48b35ba6fd285c03ef6/2014-09-16t200150z_2085075172_tm3ea9g1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt948fda5f03b9ba65/6986a48b35ba6fd285c03ef6/2014-09-16t200150z_2085075172_tm3ea9g1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Handout of Matthew Eric Frein, 31, of Canadensis, Pennsylvania","caption":"Handout of Matthew Eric Frein, 31, of Canadensis, Pennsylvania","creditText":"Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3415151/eric-frein-pennsylvania-state-trooper/","name":"Manhunt for Suspect in Pa. State Trooper Killing Enters Day 9"}}]}] ```