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Public Viewing for Trooper Timothy O’Connor Today, Private Funeral Wednesday

Investigators are treating the March 8 shooting as a murder-suicide with no publicly stated motive.

Overview

  • A public viewing is scheduled today from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Parish in Downingtown.
  • Escort-procession road closures begin at 2 p.m. in West Chester and Downingtown, including North Church Street at West Biddle Street and Manor Avenue near the parish.
  • Wednesday’s funeral is closed to the public and will be livestreamed at 11 a.m. on PACast and the Pennsylvania State Police Facebook page.
  • Wednesday closures include Manor Avenue between Rock Raymond Road and East Pennsylvania Avenue from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., all Route 30 bypass ramps to Manor Avenue from about 11 a.m., and rolling closures in the early afternoon.
  • Officials identified the driver as Jesse Nathan Elks, who shot O’Connor during a March 8 traffic stop before killing himself; the case is under investigation by state police and the Chester County district attorney, and flags are at half-staff through March 18.