(WHTM)– Lieutenant William D. Lebo of the City of Lebanon Police Department and Trooper Jacques F. “Jay” Rougeau Jr. of the Pennsylvania State Police – Lewistown were posthumously honored today by Governor Josh Shapiro for their service and sacrifice with the inaugural Keystone First Responder Award.
Lt. Lebo was shot and killed on March 31, 2022, while responding to a domestic incident in Lebanon County. Lt. Lebo had served his community for 40 years and was just weeks away from retirement. His death marked the first time an officer from the City of Lebanon Police Department had been killed in the line of duty since 1903 and the third in department history.
Trooper Rougeau was shot and killed in Mifflintown on June 17, 2023, when he went to work on his day off after learning his barracks had been attacked by a gunman. Rougeau was killed by a gunshot through the windshield of his patrol car while he was driving down a road in Walker Township. Rougeau had been a trooper since 2021 and was the 104th member of the Pennsylvania State Police to be killed in the line of duty.