Associated Press - The North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association says about 70 wildlife officers in the United States have died in the line of duty since 1980, more than a dozen of them from accidental or malicious killings.
In this Nov. 11, 2010, police gather at the scene where a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer was shot to death in Freedom Township, Pa. Police are searching for a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer who was investigating reports of illegal hunting activity before he was killed. The game commission says 31-year-old Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove was shot and killed Thursday night in Freedom Township, Adams County. State police say 27-year-old Christopher Lynn Johnson is being sought for questioning and should be considered armed and dangerous. (AP Photo/Hanover Evening Sun, Clare Becker)
In this Nov. 11, 2010, police gather at the scene where a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer was shot to death in Freedom Township, Pa. Police are searching for a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer who was investigating reports of illegal hunting activity before he was killed. The game commission says 31-year-old Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove was shot and killed Thursday night in Freedom Township, Adams County. State police say 27-year-old Christopher Lynn Johnson is being sought for questioning and should be considered armed and dangerous. (AP Photo/Hanover Evening Sun, Clare Becker)
This undated photo provided by the Pennsylvania State Police shows Christopher Lynn Johnson. Police are searching for Johnson as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer who was investigating reports of illegal hunting activity. The game commission says 31-year-old Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove was shot and killed Thursday night in Freedom Township, Adams County. State police say Johnson is being sought for questioning and should be considered armed and dangerous. (AP Photo/Hanover Evening Sun, Clare Becker) (AP Photo/Pennsylvania State Police)
This undated photo provided by the Pennsylvania Game Commission shows 31-year-old Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove. Police are searching for a person of interest in the fatal shooting of the Pennsylvania Game Commission officer who was investigating reports of illegal hunting activity. The game commission says Grove was shot and killed Thursday night in Freedom Township, Adams County. State police say Christopher Lynn Johnson is being sought for questioning and should be considered armed and dangerous. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania Game Commission)