CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Two state police officers in Pennsylvania pursuing a vehicle were shot in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was killed, authorities said.
The troopers were taken to hospitals after Wednesday’s shooting, where they were in critical and serious condition, Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement.
They were responding to a theft call at a sporting goods store.
Several suspects had fled in a vehicle, the statement said.
Police investigate the site where two state police officers and a suspect were shot. AP
The troopers saw the vehicle and there was a pursuit.
Spike strips stopped the vehicle.
Two women came out and were taken into custody, the statement said.
A man in the vehicle “began shooting at troopers, striking two of them,” the statement said. “