MOLINO - Police were searching for a man Thursday night after he reportedly fired at a trooper near Happy Valley Trailer Park just off Route 895 in West Brunswick Township.
According to emergency broadcasts, while a trooper was investigating at the scene about 7 p.m. after a report of shots being fired, a man stepped out of the woods, aimed at the trooper and fired, then ran back into the woods.
A trooper at the scene confirmed that the incident was a "trooper-related shooting" and that no one was injured.
Police from the surrounding area immediately began searching for the man in the woods. A state police Special Emergency Response Team arrived about 10 p.m. Thursday to assist in the search.
A state police helicopter was also called to assist and the Schuylkill County Emergency Management Agency set up a command unit at the scene.
State police set up a command center in the parking lot of Grace Bible Church of Hawk Mountain. Police weren't available for comment late Thursday because the search was still ongoing.
Neighbors in the Happy Valley Trailer Park said they don't know the man but described him as keeping to himself.
Molino Road and Happy Valley Road were closed late Thursday while police continued the search.