LOCK HAVEN – Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse has completed his review of the Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) of Jordan LANTZ, 36, of Williamsport, Lycoming County, immediately following a high-speed pursuit spanning from White Deer Township in Union County, and concluding in Greene Township, Clinton County on May 24, 2025.  As part of this review, DA Strouse and the Clinton County Detectives have reviewed body camera footage, motor vehicle recorder footage, investigative reports, crash reports, witness statements and recorded interview footage.

Members of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) were conducting speed enforcement on May 24, 2025 on State Route 15, near the intersection with Joe Road in White Deer Township.  A maroon pickup truck operated by LANTZ was observed traveling South at a speed of 83 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone.  PSP began to follow LANTZ and activated the patrol car’s emergency lights and sirens in the attempt to conduct a traffic stop.  LANTZ refused to stop the vehicle and additional Members of PSP joined the vehicle pursuit upon notification of the pursuit was provided by radio communication.

LANTZ fled PSP west on White Deer Pike, and entered Interstate 80 West at the Jersey Shore ramp in the vicinity of mile marker 192 in Clinton County.  LANTZ continued to flee PSP at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.  PSP were able to successfully deploy stop sticks on the fleeing vehicle in the area of mile marker 187.  Despite the punctured tires, LANTZ continued to flee.

LANTZ entered the right shoulder area of the highway and attempted to pass a tow truck that was towing a large recreational vehicle (RV).  LANTZ’s vehicle struck the RV and tow truck and a guiderail along the right side of the roadway.  Shortly thereafter, PSP performed a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) on LANTZ’s pickup at mile marker 186.5.

LANTZ’s vehicle was disabled near the left side of the roadway and into the median.  Members of PSP approached the vehicle from the front and both driver and passenger sides.  LANTZ refused to comply with repeated commands to show his hands and to exit the vehicle.  PSP were able to observe LANTZ’s making various movements inside the vehicle, but visibility in the vehicle was low due to after-market window tint film that “blacked-out” the vehicle's windows.

While LANTZ continued to refuse to comply with the repeated commands to show his hands and exit the vehicle, a Member of PSP observed the individual inside the vehicle (LANTZ) move into the rear passenger compartment of the pickup and then brandish the outline of an item that he believed to be a firearm.  The Trooper then announced “gun.”  As a result, multiple rounds were fired by three (3) Members of PSP into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.  One of the rounds fired by PSP struck LANTZ in the upper right leg.

LANTZ was then pulled by PSP through the rear window of the vehicle and PSP immediately administered a tourniquet and first aid to LANTZ’s injury as Emergency Medical Services responded.  While he was pulled from the vehicle, LANTZ pled with PSP not to help him, and to just let him bleed.  LANTZ was transported to a medical facility where he was treated and eventually released.

Additional testing on LANTZ’s pickup after the incident determined that LANTZ’s vehicle was equipped with front window tint films that allowed only 9% of sunlight to penetrate.  Pursuant to Pennsylvania Law, front window tint can be no lower than 70%.  The rear windows of the pickup were tinted to 22%.

Investigators also learned that at the time of the pursuit and the shooting, LANTZ was speaking to a witness on his cell phone.  The witness reported hearing LANTZ yell at PSP that he was armed and refusing commands to exit the vehicle.  Other witnesses report that LANTZ had made statements recently that he would rather commit “suicide by cop” than be arrested or go to jail.  Witnesses reported that LANTZ had even shown them a “toy gun” that he claimed to keep in his vehicle in case he encountered police; indicating he would brandish the gun in the hope that police would shoot and kill him.

A search of LANTZ’s vehicle following the pursuit and subsequent crash and shooting did not result in the discovery of a firearm or a “toy gun.”  There were several other objects in the vehicle that could have been brandished in a manner that could have appeared to be a firearm due to their size and shape, and the reduced visibility as a result of the vehicle’s window tint.

LANTZ is expected to make a full recovery from his injuries.  LANTZ was charged with Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer (F3); Attempted Aggravated Assault (F3); Driving Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance (M); Recklessly Endangering Another Person (M2), and various Summary traffic violations.  He currently awaits jury selection in Clinton County, scheduled for September 12, 2025.

After a thorough review, District Attorney Dave Strouse has determined that the law enforcement officers acted reasonably under the circumstances when they fired their weapons at LANTZ in their own defense and in defense of others, and therefore bear no criminal liability for their actions.

A copy of District Attorney Strouse’s determination letter to Captain Travis Doebler of the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop F is also attached.