An Altoona man — and a 19-year-old woman — died Friday when the man got into a shootout with state police in Dauphin County at the end of a high-speed chase following a fatal shooting in Lancaster County.

Ricky Shannon, 22, who is believed to have left his Altoona residence early Friday morning after receiving a PFA order, went to an apartment complex in Mount Joy and shot three people, killing one.

From there, police said Shannon fled in a pickup truck and traveled 90 to 100 mph over 40 miles and ended up in Dauphin County, where troopers pulled his vehicle over.

It was Shannon who initiated the exchange of fire with the troopers and put them in harm’s way, state police Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a news conference to address the chain of events.

“(Shannon) opened fire and fired several rounds that hit the patrol cars and the locations within inches of the troopers, so it left them with no choice but to return fire,” Bivens said.

When troopers later checked on Shannon, Bivens said they discovered a woman was also inside the truck. She too was dead from gunshot wounds.

“The darkness, the tinted windows and ultimately the deployment of the air bag … prevented the officers from knowing that there was another occupant in that vehicle,” Bivens said.

Police on Friday declined to release the names of the 19-year-old — and the woman who died in the Lancaster apartment shooting — pending notification of their family members.

But Shannon and the 19-year-old woman filed PFAs against each other this week, according to Bivens.

In Blair County Court, Shannon obtained a PFA order Tuesday afternoon requiring the 19-year-old woman to be evicted and barred from their residence in the 500 block of 11th Street.

In seeking an injunction, Shannon accused the woman of being physically abusive to him and others, damaging property and playing with fire. A copy of the PFA order was to be provided to the Altoona and Mount Joy police departments, with a hearing scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Blair County Courthouse.

While Bivens indicated the woman obtained a PFA order in Lancaster County that was sent to Shannon at his Altoona residence Friday morning, the Mirror was unable to obtain a copy of that order Friday.

Bivens also reported Friday that state police major case teams from Troops H and J have been activated as part of the ongoing investigation. Their work is expected to include additional interviews and review of the body camera and dash cam.

“From the preliminary information, clearly there was some kind of internal disagreement between the two,” Bivens said. “The shooting (at the Mount Joy apartment) happened almost immediately after (Shannon) arrived. So it looks like he probably thought it through and it all happened very quickly once he arrived.”

Bivens also indicated that the 19-year-old woman — who was related to the people shot in the Mount Joy apartment — may have been shot inside that apartment as well.

“We have some information that suggests she may have been shot at the (Mount Joy) scene and by this subject,” Bivens said. “But there are additional witnesses to be interviewed. Some saw them go.”

Police initially responded to reports of shots fired at the Terrace Hill Apartments on Main Street in Mount Joy at 4:15 a.m. and reports of the suspect driving a red pickup truck.

State police said Mount Joy County police spotted the truck at 4:22 a.m. and initiated a pursuit joined by other departments as Shannon fled, sometimes driving the wrong way on Route 322, where the truck his hit several vehicles.

“It was a high speed chase, at times 95 to 100 miles per hour,” Bivens said.

The pursuit ended when Shannon, traveling west in the eastbound lanes of Route 322, exited onto Route 147, where state troopers used a tactical driving maneuver, which forced Shannon to stop.

Bivens also revealed during the press conference that Shannon was licensed to carry a firearm and had legally purchased firearms in the past. At the time of the shootout with police, Bivens said officers knew Shannon had a gun that he was able to reload and fire.

Mirror Staff Writer Kay Stephens is at 814-946-7456.