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Two Pennsylvania state police officers are in critical and serious condition after being shot while responding to a report of a retail theft in Franklin County, authorities said.
The incident unfolded at around 6:10 p.m. after troopers were called to a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Guilford Township. The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle headed toward Interstate 81, prompting a police pursuit.
Police deployed spike strips and stopped the fleeing vehicle near Exit 3, where it came to rest off the roadway. Two female suspects exited the vehicle and were taken into custody after complying with troopers’ commands, Pennsylvania State Police said.
A male suspect then began firing at troopers, striking two of them. Troopers returned fire, fatally wounding the male suspect, police said.
Gov. Josh Shapiro said he and his wife, Lori, were praying for the troopers and called on others to do the same. “Lori and I are praying for the two state troopers shot in the line of duty in Chambersburg tonight,” Shapiro posted on X.
The shootings are the latest in a string of shootings against Pennsylvania police.
Last month, three officers were killed when they were ambushed while responding to a domestic in York County, Pennsylvania. The suspected gunman was killed by police, officials said.
That shooting came just a few months after another York County officer was killed in the line of duty during a shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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