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| Gallery: Police officers injured in Harrisburg shooting, Jan. 18, 2018 |
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A U.S. deputy marshal was killed and two police officers were injured in a shooting while serving a warrant in Harrisburg this morning.
Here is what we know and what we don't know so far.
What we know:
- A U.S. Marshals Task Force was serving a warrant around 6:10 a.m. this morning when the shooting occurred at a residence in the area of S. 18th and Mulberry streets.
- Several officers were transported by ambulance after the shooting.
- A U.S. Deputy Marshal was killed.
- Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse said three officers in total were shot. One of the injured was a Harrisburg police officer.
- York Police say one of their officers, serving on the task force, was also among those who were injured.
- The suspect was critically injured when police returned fire.
- There is no current danger to the public, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said.
- Though the shooting occurred in the area where gunman Ahmed El-Mofty was shot by police last month, investigators say there is no connection.
- Who is the suspect? While we know police were there to serve a warrant, we don't yet know who the suspect was and why there was a warrant out for his arrest.
- We don't know the name of the U.S. deputy Marshal who was killed in the shooting or the names of the two injured officers.
- We don't know why the suspect opened fire.
- A large-scale investigation is ongoing involving the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI, state police and Harrisburg police. A press conference is set for 2 p.m. at which officials say more details will be made public.
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