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Fugitive soldier found dead

Soldier was wanted in 4 slayings, fired at officers seeking him

By Ron Todt
Knoxville News-Sentinel

PHILADELPHIA — A soldier suspected of killing four people in Pennsylvania and Virginia was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in suburban Philadelphia after a daylong manhunt during which he fired at and injured officers, authorities said. The body of Leonard John Egland, 37, of Fort Lee, Va., was found shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Bucks County community of Warwick Township, where he had been sought since early morning, said Pennsylvania State Police spokesman David Lynch.

Egland fired at officers as he was sought in the Virginia deaths of his exwife, her boyfriend and the boyfriend's young son, as well as his former mother-in-law in Bucks County, police said.

A body found behind a township business under renovation matched the description and clothing of the suspect, said Mark Goldberg, police chief in Warwick Township. The coroner had yet to confirm the body as Egland's, he said.

Township residents had been asked to stay in their homes and lock doors and cars as local and state police and two SWAT teams searched for Egland, who evaded authorities as Hurricane Irene lashed the area.

"I know just from the way the phones were ringing in the police station that it was causing a great deal of anxiety among our people, and for us as well," Goldberg said. "It's a tragic event, but at least our residents can rest easy."

Police in Chesterfield County, Va., said Pennsylvania police had asked officers at 1 a.m. Sunday to check on the welfare of people at a home, where officers found the bodies of Egland's ex-wife, her boyfriend and his child. Names of the victims were not being released pending notification of relatives.

A spokesman said the suspect had no known criminal history in the area.
A Pennsylvania state trooper places a road flare at a roadblock during a manhunt Sunday in Furlong, Pa. A soldier sought in four deaths was found dead, authorities said.