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Three police officers killed in Pennsylvania shooting, with two others critical | |
(32 minutes later) | |
Images from the scene show injured personnel being airlifted in a Medevac. | Images from the scene show injured personnel being airlifted in a Medevac. |
Three police officers were killed and two others critically injured in a shooting in the US state of Pennsylvania, while serving a warrant, authorities said. | |
Police said the suspect in the shooting has also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | |
The incident happened just after 14:00 local time (19:00 BST). Images from the scene showed a police officer being airlifted out of the scene in a medical helicopter. | The incident happened just after 14:00 local time (19:00 BST). Images from the scene showed a police officer being airlifted out of the scene in a medical helicopter. |
The shooting forced a nearby school district in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania - a small town of about 2,500 people - to briefly shelter in place. The district later said the school had not been affected. | |
Officials said there was no threat to the public. | Officials said there was no threat to the public. |