Three officers were killed and two others wounded in York County, Pennsylvania’s, Codorus Township shortly after 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.
NBC 10 Philadelphia reported that the officers were serving a warrant. The two wounded officers are in critical condition.
CNN noted that the suspect who opened fire on officers was shot and killed.
NBC News indicated the issuance of the warrant was part of “following up on a domestic investigation that began Tuesday.”
WGAL quoted Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris saying, “I just like to say, on a very personal note, our hearts and prayers go out to them, to the families of the deceased and the families of those officers who were wounded. There are simply no words that I can offer to assuage the grief, that this community has experienced and unfortunately, will continue to experience. The grief will be unbearable, but we will bear it.”
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