Search Resumes at Charred Home After Shootout and Fire Left 2 Officers Hurt and 6 People Missing

Published on February 8, 2024

EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa.—Authorities were searching the charred remains of a suburban Philadelphia home Thursday morning, a day after a shootout and fire left two police officers wounded and at least six people unaccounted for. Firefighters were also still on the scene and wisps of smoke were still visible from the charred remains of the house. Heavy machinery moved into the neighborhood as investigators prepared to search the home for the six missing people following a police shootout that wounded two officers. An excavator was being used to tear down the walls left standing after the fire gutted the building. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer had said Wednesday “multiple people” inside the home may not have survived....

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