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Retail-Theft Chase Ends in I‑81 Gunfight: Suspect Identified, One Trooper Released

Authorities have identified Lamar Lorenzo Foy, 31, as the gunman.

Overview

  • Troopers pursued a van from a reported theft at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Guilford Township, used spike strips near I‑81 Exit 3, and took two female occupants into custody before the driver opened fire.
  • Troopers returned fire and fatally shot the driver after he shot and wounded two officers, with on‑scene aid and tourniquets credited by officials for helping save lives.
  • Trooper Thomas Pack was treated and released from WellSpan York Hospital, while Trooper Lucas Amarose remains in serious condition after hours of surgery, officials said.
  • Charging documents name the two women as Amir Loren Swift and Giani Jaida McGowan, both 21 and from Baltimore, who are jailed on felony retail theft and drug-related counts.
  • Investigators say Foy used a fully loaded .40‑caliber handgun reported stolen in Maryland and had a lengthy violent criminal history; the Troop H Major Case Team and the Franklin County DA are leading the review, and police report no ongoing public threat.