New York trooper killed chasing suspect; farm house surrounded

MARGARETVILLE, N.Y. (AP) Heavily armored police hunting for a suspect in the shooting death of a state trooper and wounding of two others have surrounded a rural farm house in New York's Catskill Mountains.

An armored vehicle moved in and out of the property as police sharpshooters took up positions behind a stone wall in the compound.

There's been no sign of activity from the house, and it's not yet clear if any residents are there or in its two red barns.

The hunt for suspect Travis Trim started yesterday after Trooper Matthew Gombosi was shot during a traffic stop in the Margaretville area. Police say Gombosi's body armor saved him from serious injury, but the suspect escaped.

This morning, two more state troopers who had been searching for Trim were shot during a confrontation in Margaretville. One has since died. He's the second New York State Trooper to be slain during a manhunt since September.

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