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| Police officer shot dead in Pennsylvania | Police officer shot dead in Pennsylvania |
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| A police officer has been killed and another wounded in a shooting in western Pennsylvania. | A police officer has been killed and another wounded in a shooting in western Pennsylvania. |
| The officers were responding to a domestic situation in Canonsburg, 20 miles south-west of Pittsburgh, at about 3.15am on Thursday morning. | The officers were responding to a domestic situation in Canonsburg, 20 miles south-west of Pittsburgh, at about 3.15am on Thursday morning. |
| State police trooper Melinda Bondarenka said the officers were “ambushed upon their arrival” at the scene and immediately shot. They were taken to hospital, where one has since died. | State police trooper Melinda Bondarenka said the officers were “ambushed upon their arrival” at the scene and immediately shot. They were taken to hospital, where one has since died. |
| A search is currently under way for the killer, but police have not said whether they have identified a suspect. | |
| Washington County coroner Tim Warco did not immediately identify the dead officer because his relatives are yet to be notified. | |
| “It is my sad duty to announce that one officer is deceased and the other officer has been flown to a Pittsburgh hospital,” Warco told reporters. “Obviously, it’s very sketchy at this point it’s still an active scene and search of the shooter.” | “It is my sad duty to announce that one officer is deceased and the other officer has been flown to a Pittsburgh hospital,” Warco told reporters. “Obviously, it’s very sketchy at this point it’s still an active scene and search of the shooter.” |
| Police and Swat teams have been seen near at least two homes in Canonsburg, but it is not clear whether the suspect was in either of those homes. Local residents have been advised to stay indoors while the search for the gunman continues. | Police and Swat teams have been seen near at least two homes in Canonsburg, but it is not clear whether the suspect was in either of those homes. Local residents have been advised to stay indoors while the search for the gunman continues. |
| “When it first started, one was bleeding badly. The shooter had everyone pinned down when they were trying to get him. I don’t know where he was shot,” a firefighter said about the incident. | “When it first started, one was bleeding badly. The shooter had everyone pinned down when they were trying to get him. I don’t know where he was shot,” a firefighter said about the incident. |
| Pics of police with guns drawn in cannonsburg after two police officers shot. Suspect still at large pic.twitter.com/cNQWZvkIN3 | Pics of police with guns drawn in cannonsburg after two police officers shot. Suspect still at large pic.twitter.com/cNQWZvkIN3 |
| BREAKING: One of the officers shot this morning was rushed here to Canonsburg Hospital. #wpxi is on the scene hoping to get an update. pic.twitter.com/TqiY7Y4Fxa | BREAKING: One of the officers shot this morning was rushed here to Canonsburg Hospital. #wpxi is on the scene hoping to get an update. pic.twitter.com/TqiY7Y4Fxa |
| The Canon-McMillan school district cancelled classes on Thursday because of the heavy police presence, and the nearby Chartiers-Houston school district was operating on a two-hour delay. | |
| Associated Press contributed to this report | Associated Press contributed to this report |