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| Three police officers killed in Pennsylvania shooting, with two others critical | Three police officers killed in Pennsylvania shooting, with two others critical |
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| Watch: No "current threat" in Pennsylvania after three officers killed, officials say | Watch: No "current threat" in Pennsylvania after three officers killed, officials say |
| Three police officers were killed and two others critically injured in a shooting in the US state of Pennsylvania, while following-up on a "domestic-related" investigation, authorities have said. | Three police officers were killed and two others critically injured in a shooting in the US state of Pennsylvania, while following-up on a "domestic-related" investigation, authorities have said. |
| Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Colonel Christopher Paris said the gunman was fatally shot by the police. | Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Colonel Christopher Paris said the gunman was fatally shot by the police. |
| The incident happened just after 14:00 local time (18:00 GMT). Images from the scene showed a police officer being airlifted in a medical helicopter. | The incident happened just after 14:00 local time (18:00 GMT). Images from the scene showed a police officer being airlifted 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. | 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. |
| Images from the scene show injured personnel being airlifted in a Medevac. | Images from the scene show injured personnel being airlifted in a Medevac. |
| Officials said there was no active threat to the public. | Officials said there was no active threat to the public. |
| The shooting happened in a rural area of York County in North Codorus Township, about 100 miles (160km) east of Philadelphia. | The shooting happened in a rural area of York County in North Codorus Township, about 100 miles (160km) east of Philadelphia. |
| Authorities said officers were at the scene for an investigation that had begun the day before. | Authorities said officers were at the scene for an investigation that had begun the day before. |
| Police have not shared many of the details because the investigation was ongoing, Commissioner Paris said. | Police have not shared many of the details because the investigation was ongoing, Commissioner Paris said. |
| Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro reached the area on Wednesday afternoon and met the families of the officers killed, local media reported. | Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro reached the area on Wednesday afternoon and met the families of the officers killed, local media reported. |
| "We grieve for the loss of life of three precious souls who served this county, served this commonwealth, served this country," Shapiro said. | "We grieve for the loss of life of three precious souls who served this county, served this commonwealth, served this country," Shapiro said. |
| "This kind of violence is not OK, we need to do better as a society." | "This kind of violence is not OK, we need to do better as a society." |
| Shapiro later ordered all flags in the state to be lowered to half-mast in honour of the three officers killed. | |
| All Pennsylvania state flags will be lowered at all public buildings and grounds throughout the commonwealth. | |
| FBI Director Kash Patel said agents were on the ground providing assistance to local and state partners. | FBI Director Kash Patel said agents were on the ground providing assistance to local and state partners. |
| "Our prayers are with the officers, their families, and the entire York County community," Patel wrote in a statement. | "Our prayers are with the officers, their families, and the entire York County community," Patel wrote in a statement. |