LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — 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.
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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.
``This is an extremely difficult moment for everyone,'' Capello said.
The suspect, a 34-year-old man from Lebanon, was killed in the shooting, Lebanon Police Chief Todd Breiner said.
``As one can imagine, it's clearly a traumatic event,'' Breiner said. ``Our guys are strong, but we're human and we have families.''
Lebanon resident Angelo Gonzalez, 17, was working at a pizzeria down the road from the shooting when he said he saw ``cop car after cop car flying down the street.''
``Then we heard something and weren't sure what it was and the street filled up with cops and ambulance in a matter of 15 min,'' 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.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELP: The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or 800-787-3224 (TTY) provides people in distress, or those around them, with 24-hour support.
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