EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. – Two police officers were wounded Wednesday by gunfire at a suburban Philadelphia home that later became engulfed in flames, authorities said.
Officials in Delaware County said officers were called to the house in East Lansdowne on a report that an 11-year-old girl had been wounded by gunfire. They immediately came under fire, and the two who were hit were reportedly taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital. Images of the home showed intense flames and smoke rising from the roof and top floor of the three-story home.There was no immediate word on the condition of anyone inside, including the child who was reported wounded.
“House is fully engulfed in fire. Status of suspect unknown,” McAboy said.
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer told that fire crews were battling to control the fire, which “has largely burned out the house.”
The gunshots had stopped, he added, and officials had “no idea whether or not the shooter is still active inside the house.”
Officers were looking to enter to “try to stabilize the situation” and determine who may be there.
SWAT officers and agents from other departments were deployed to the scene. East Lansdowne is about 5 miles west of downtown Philadelphia.
