Police killings
2013-2020

Charles Bossinger

Male, White

Date of the incident: 4/26/2017

Lewistown, Mifflin, PA
2 Oakland Ave

Charles Bossinger was shot and killed by two Lewistown police officers during an incident in the borough Wednesday evening, according to police. Bossinger allegedly exited the residence, walked away, struck a police vehicle, walked toward his residence and then encountered two police officers, according to Torquota. Bossinger was about 20 feet away from two police officers when one of the officers lost his footing and fell. The gunman allegedly ignored commands to drop the weapon and instead pointed a firearm at the downed police officer at 6 p.m., which is when the pair of police officers shot him.