GREENSBURG -- A jury has returned a not guilty verdict in the trial of a man accused of gunning down a St. Clair Township police officer who responded to a domestic violence call.
KDKA-TV reports the jury Friday night found Ray Shetler Jr. not guilty of first- and third-degree murder charges. He's been found guilty on charges of theft and receiving stolen property.
Shetler was accused of killing 54-year-old Officer Lloyd Reed Jr. who responded to Shetler's New Florence home after the 33-year-old's girlfriend called 911 in November 2015.
Witnesses testified that Reed, from Hollsopple, ordered Shetler to drop a rifle and the officer opened fire when Shetler did not comply. Shetler returned fire, striking Reed outside the officer's bulletproof vest.
Shetler testified he didn't know Reed was a police officer and acted in self-defense.
Shetler remains in jail on $100,000 bail and could face up to seven years in prison on the theft and receiving stolen property charges, the judge said.
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