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Canonsburg shooting: Search underway in Pennsylvania after two police officers shot Canonsburg shooting: Search underway in Pennsylvania after two police officers shot
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A search is underway for a person suspected of shooting two police officers in western Pennsylvania.  One of two police officers shot in western Pennsylvania has died, as a search continues for the suspected attacker. 
The shooting took place at around 4am local time on Thursday in Canonsburg, 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh.  The shooting took place at around 3:15am local time on Thursday in Canonsburg, 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, state police said.
The Washington County Coroner said one of the Canonsburg officers had died at a hospital in the city, but did not identify them as relatives are still being notified. 
According to 11 News, the officers had been responding to a domestic incident in Woodcrest Road. According to 11 News, the officers had been responding to a domestic incident in Woodcrest Road. 
Trooper Melinda Bondarenka told reporters the officers were immediately met with gunfire when they arrived at the scene. 
Further police activity has been reported at West College Street, where a resident said they had heard two gunshots. Further police activity has been reported at West College Street, where a resident said they had heard two gunshots. 
Canonsburg Mayor Dave Rhome told radio station WJPA that two officers were shot, but he did not know their conditions. The surviving officer has been flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh. His condition remains unknown. 
The officers names have not been released.  Police and SWAT teams have been seen near at least two homes in the borough about 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. It is not clear whether the suspect was in either of those homes. 
One officer was taken to a hospital in Canonsburg and the other was flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh.  Residents have been told to to stay inside their homes as the search for the suspected attacker continues and roads have been closed.
Police have told residents to to stay inside their homes as the search for the suspected attacker continues and roads have been closed. Schools in the area will open two hours later than scheduled and some have been closed due to the heavy police presence.
Schools in the area will open two hours later than scheduled. 
No details have yet been released about what led to the shootings. No details have yet been released about what led to the shootings. 
Additional reporting by Associated PressAdditional reporting by Associated Press
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