McKeesport, PA – One McKeesport police officer was fatally shot and another McKeesport police officer was wounded while responding to a domestic incident on Monday afternoon.
The incident occurred at about 12:45 p.m. on Feb. 6 as the officers responded to a call in the 1300-block of Grandview Avenue in McKeesport, CBS News reported.
Sources told the that the suspect fired about 15 shots.
Two officers were shot, one of them in the face.
Sources said officers quickly returned fire and the suspect was killed at the scene, the Daily Voice reported.
Developing situation in McKeesport. #wtae pic.twitter.com/PMAdtuPSVo
— JOHN McKEE (@JOHNJgmckee) February 6, 2023
One of the officers did not survive his wounds, CBS News reported.
Police have not yet identified the fallen hero, nor have officials released the name of the wounded officer.
No information about the seriousness of the second officer’s condition has been released.
Authorities have also not yet released the identity of the gunman who shot them.
More photos from the McKeesport police activity in the area of 1300 Grandview. #WPXI #PGH #Pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/fR0VVgsF44
— Tony Ruffolo (@WPXITonyRuffolo) February 6, 2023
Report of two officers shot here in McKeesport PA. Extremely heavy police presence in and around the Grandview Ave area. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/v4nmdXyQtq
— Ed Thompson (@ThompsonFoto12) February 6, 2023
Sending prayers to the McKeesport community and its police department following today's horrible shooting incident.
— Joanna McClinton (@RepMcClinton) February 6, 2023
Grandview Avenue. Sources confirm the suspect has also been shot. All schools in the McKeesport Area School District are on an exterior lockdown due to police activity nearby. That's according to a Facebook post on the district's page.
this is a developing story.
— 👑Helen Casey👑 (@HelenCasey1970) February 6, 2023
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