LEBANON, Pa. (AP) 鈥� A Pennsylvania police officer was killed and two officers were injured Thursday during a shooting while responding to a domestic disturbance, Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello said.
Police went to a home in the city at about 3:30 p.m. for the disturbance call. Nearly an hour later gunfire broke out and officers radioed they were hit, Capello said at a brief news conference.
All three Lebanon City Police Department officers were taken to hospitals. One of them has been pronounced dead. A second was in critical condition, but stable, and a third was in stable condition, Capello said.
鈥淭his is an extremely difficult moment for everyone,鈥� Capello said.
The suspect, a 34-year-old man from Lebanon, was killed in the shooting, Lebanon Police Chief Todd Breiner said.
鈥淎s one can imagine, it's clearly a traumatic event,鈥� Breiner said. 鈥淥ur guys are strong, but we're human and we have families.鈥�
Lebanon resident Angelo Gonzalez, 17, was working at a pizzeria down the road from the shooting when he said he saw 鈥渃op car after cop car flying down the street.鈥�
鈥淭hen we heard something and weren鈥檛 sure what it was and the street filled up with cops and ambulance in a matter of 15 min,鈥� Gonzalez said in a text message.
The slain officer's name is being withheld pending notification of extended family members.
Police did not release further details.
The Associated Press
