Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded on Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said.
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The group of officers were at the scene to follow up on a domestic-related investigation that began the prior day.
“We grieve for the loss of life of three precious souls who served this county, served this commonwealth, served this country,” Governor Josh Shapiro said.
“This kind of violence is not OK, we need to do better as a society,” he continued.
The shooting erupted in the area of North Codorus Township, 185km (about 115 miles) west of Philadelphia, not far from the Maryland line, authorities said.
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“The grief will be unbearable but we will bear it,” Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris said at a news conference. “We will not rest until we conduct a full, fair and competent investigation into this matter.”
