Report: Shooting at Pennsylvania State Police barracks; no one in custody
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}State police Commissioner Frank Noonan, addresses the media on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 in Blooming Grove, Pa. Two troopers were ambushed outside a state police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania during a late-night shift change, leaving one dead and another injured, and authorities were searching Saturday for the suspect or suspects, state police said. “This has been an emotional night for all of us” Noonan said. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Butch Comegys ) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)
Pennsylvania State Police have confirmed to a TV news station that a shooting has occurred at a state police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania.
WNEP television station (http://wnep.com/category/news ) reports no one was in custody early Saturday morning. The shooting occurred at the barracks in Blooming Grove, a township of about 4,000 people about 35 miles east of Scranton. The Pike County coroner has been called to the barracks, and many police and emergency vehicles have responded.
The state police told The Associated Press they would release details later.
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Information from: WNEP-TV, http://www.wnep.com