JOSEPH R POKORNY

JOSEPH R POKORNY Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Corporal
Memorial Panel: 36-W: 25
Department: Pennsylvania State Police
End of Watch: December 12, 2005
Cause: SHOT
Age: 45
Years of Service: 22
Description: Corporal Pokorny was shot and killed after making a traffic stop. Witness testimony stated that when Corporal Pokorny approached the suspect vehicle, four suspects exited the car, beat Corporal Pokorny and shot him multiple times. A Carnegie Police Borough Officer found Corporal Pokorny's empty patrol cruiser and then located his body several feet away. Corporal Pokorny was pronounced dead at the scene.
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