PA man identified as the man killed on West Virginia interstate
WV gunman identified as PA native
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A gunman who was fatally shot by police on an interstate highway in northern West Virginia after he wounded a sheriff's deputy has been identified as a Pennsylvania man, state police said.
Matthew Brevosky, 38, of Grindstone, Pennsylvania, was killed by law enforcement Thursday on Interstate 79 near the Weston exit, said Capt. Robert A. Maddy, a state police spokesman.
Brevosky blocked both northbound lanes and got into a prone position with a rifle behind his Ford Explorer, firing multiple rounds toward responding officers. An Upshur County sheriff's deputy was struck in the leg and later underwent surgery at a hospital. Officers returned fire, killing Brevosky, Maddy said in a statement.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}WEST VIRGINIA SHOOTOUT KILLS 1 DEPUTY, LEAVES ANOTHER WOUNDED
A gunman who was killed by police was identified as a Pennsylvania citizen.
Investigators are trying to identify a motive behind Brevosky's actions, the statement said.
The shooting prompted the interstate to be closed in both directions for several hours.
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