NEW FLORENCE (AP) - A preliminary hearing has been postponed for a man jailed on charges he fatally shot a western Pennsylvania police officer.

Friday's hearing for 31-year-old Ray Shetler Jr. has been pushed back until Wednesday, Dec. 16.That's when Shetler will also face charges in a related domestic dispute and for allegedly stealing a vehicle while he eluded police for six hours after St. Clair Township Officer Lloyd Reed was shot.The 54-year-old officer was the first to arrive when Shetler's girlfriend called 911 to report he assaulted her about 9 p.m. Nov. 28.Westmoreland County authorities say Shetler exited the New Florence house with a rifle and shot Lloyd, who fired at Shetler after he refused to drop the gun.St. Clair Township police say they're retiring Reed's badge No. 3.