Police shift focus in hunt for Eric Frein, accused of police officer’s murder

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Posted October 19, 2014 2:48 pm

Updated October 19, 2014 2:53 pm

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WATCH ABOVE: Police combed through the Pennsylvania forest in search of Eric Frein, accused of killing a police officer.

Police in Pennsylvania have shifted their search for the man accused of murdering a police officer, NBC News reports.

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Helicopters circled overhead and police combed through the forest near Route 314 East on Saturday afternoon in search of Eric Frein.

Frein, accused of ambushing a Pennsylvania State Police barracks and killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson, has managed to evade police for several weeks.

One area resident told NBC that Frein was once on a rifle team with his granddaughter, and said the wanted man would know the local forest well.

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