Two people hospitalized after Dry Tavern stand off
Two people hospitalized after Dry Tavern stand off
{child_byline}Katie Anderson{/child_byline}
Two people hospitalized after Dry Tavern stand off
{child_byline}Katie Anderson{/child_byline}
DRY TAVERN – Two people were hospitalized following Tuesday’s standoff with police in Dry Tavern, state police said Wednesday.
John Pochron III, 30, and Holly D. Bercosky, 23, were taken into police custody Tuesday and later transported to a hospital for evaluations, police wrote in a news release.
The standoff happened just after noon Tuesday when shots were heard near Pochron’s and Bercosky’s residence at 977 N. Eighty-Eight Road in what initially was described as an “active shooter situation.”
Cumberland Township police were first on scene and saw Pochron and Bercosky running from their house, state police said. Cumberland Township police put them in custody and interviewed them.
State police said Pochron and Bercosky told them that several people unknown to them broke into their house and chased them to a second story bedroom. Pochron told police he fired several rounds at the intruders while they were chased.
Police said Pochron told them that he and Bercosky escaped the house by getting onto a second story ledge through a window as he continued to shoot at the intruders.
A state police specialized response team wearing paramilitary uniforms and body armor surrounded the house, thinking someone was still inside.
Police said the specialized team entered the house but there were “no intruders or signs of a break in.” Police said they did find multiple bullet holes in the house.
Police said the case is being further investigated by the Greene County District Attorney’s Office “for potential criminal charges against Pochron and Bercosky.”