David Green & Michael Tripus: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
David Green is accused of shooting a building code inspector named Michael Tripus at the Paradise Township municipal building in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
The murder occurred on the morning of November 27, 2018, and Green was quickly taken into custody.
Green, 72, is from Swiftwater.
The victim, Michael Tripus, was 65-years-old, and he was from Stroudsburg.
Here's what you need to know:.
The Shooting Occurred Inside the Municipal Building.
In a news release, authorities said troopers in Stroudsburg were dispatched to the Paradise Township Municipal Building located at 5912 Paradise Valley Road, Paradise Township, Monroe County.
The call came in as "shots fired" within the building.
Upon arrival, troopers took a man in custody and located the victim deceased, according to the news release.
Authorities say the death was a homicide and identified the victim and suspect in the news release.
They say they took the suspect into custody without incident and there was "NO threat to the public/surrounding areas." The motive for the shooting is not yet clear.
Michael Tripus Was a Building Code Enforcer.
The Pocono Township website lists Mike Tripus as "Zoning Enforcement Officer.
" On the website for Paradise Township, he is listed as the "Sewage Enforcement Officer" and "Building Code Official.
" The website describes the latter position's duties as being "contracted by the Township to permit and inspect all aspects of the Uniform Construction Code.
As an example of the kind of work Tripus did, a town agenda form last spring contains a discussion about a new yard sale ordinance.
"Michael Tripus, Zoning Officer, presented a draft Yard Sales Ordinance to the board for discussion," it says.
Various community members raised questions about some aspects of it, such as a limit per year and what would happen to church rummage sales and flea markets.
He was involved in the town for years.
A 2014 agenda discussed illegal signage in the community and says, "M.
Tripus, Twp.
Zoning Officer, stated it is very difficult to go after non-compliance signage which received permits.".
In 2014, people voiced support for Tripus at a meeting.
One man described Tripus as "the most professional and respectful inspector he had worked with.".
David Green Does Not Have a Criminal History.
Pamela Lehman, a journalist with the Morning Call, wrote on Twitter, "It appears Paradise Township shooting suspect named by police as 72-year-old David Green has no criminal record in PA, other than a traffic ticket.
Municipal Officials Said They Were 'Shook Up'.
The shooting shocked and distressed municipal officials.
"I'm pretty shook up," Gary Konrath, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, said to The Morning Call.
"You say this a hundred times, but you wouldn't think it would happen here.".
The small community is located in northeastern Pennsylvania in the Poconos area.
It's located about 100 miles from Philadelphia.
On LinkedIn, Michael Tripus described himself as "Self employed building contractor for 34 years.
Residential and commercial building, electrical plumbing, mechanical and accessibility inspector from July 2005 to present.
Commercial building, fire protection, plumbing and accessibility plans examiner.Pa.
Department of Labor and Industry certified.
DEP licensed Sewage Enforcement Officer.".
Mike Tripus Was Nearing Retirement.
Mike Tripus was close to retirement, Konrath told Morning Call.
In 1998, a shooting happened at a Whitehall Township municipal building when Kenneth C.
Adams shot himself as law enforcement officers met there for a training seminar.
He killed himself in the town manager's office.
In 2013, a gunman killed three people when he opened fire at a meeting being held at the Ross Township building.
He was upset over a dispute involving a junkyard on his property, acoording to The Pocono Record.
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