The officers were taken to a hospital in stable condition.
2 police officers injured while responding to report of child shot in East Lansdowne; fire erupts at homeFirefighters work the scene where two police officers were injured while responding to reported standoff in East Lansdowne on Wednesday.
A fire broke out at the home where the officers were hurt, and the multi-story house became engulfed in flames.As evening commuters made it back to the neighborhood, many remained confused as to whether the gunman remained at large or when they could reach their homes that had been taped off.The East Landsdowne home where two officers were shot remains “an active crime scene” as fire crews continue to combat the blaze at the house, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer told 6abc.
The call described a standoff with an armed suspect inside the home who had fired a gun out toward the street, the sources said. When the officers, one from East Lansdowne and another from Lansdowne, arrived, they dove for cover and were struck by gunfire.Some neighborhood residents tried to get as close of a view of the home that continued to emit plumes of smoke around 5:15 p.m.
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