Five police officers were reportedly shot while serving a warrant in a rural area of Pennsylvania.
An alleged suspect opened fire at the officers around Haar and Emig roads in North Codorus Township in York County shortly after 2pm today, WGAL reported.
Three of the officers from the Northern York Regional Police Department are in grave condition and another is in critical condition, sources told the news outlet.
The alleged suspect is believed to be dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the sources said.
‘Please send prayers to the officers and those involved in the shooting in York County,’ wrote Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis on X.
‘As we learn more, follow all guidance from police and stay away from the area.’
Governor Josh Shapiro is en route to York County.
Hospitals in the county and schools in the Spring Grove School District have been locked down.
WellSpan York Hospital is treating two victims from the shooting who are in serious condition.
‘Enhanced security protocols are in place at the hospital, spokesperson Maggi Barton told Fox News.
The FBI and the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are responding to the scene to support local law enforcement, said US Attorney General Pam Bondi.
‘Violence against law enforcement is a scourge on our society and never acceptable,’ she wrote on X.
‘Pray for the officers involved.’
The crime scene is about 115 miles west of Philadelphia.
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