{"id":2170743,"date":"2024-02-07T20:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T01:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-2-officers-shot-house-catches-fire-in-east-lansdowne\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T20:14:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T01:14:19","slug":"pennsylvania-2-officers-shot-house-catches-fire-in-east-lansdowne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-2-officers-shot-house-catches-fire-in-east-lansdowne\/","title":{"rendered":"2 officers shot, house on fire in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpennsylvania-2-officers-shot-house-catches-fire-in-east-lansdowne%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2170743&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Firefighters\u200b work at the\u2063 scene where \u200ctwo police officers \u200cwere injured while responding to \u200creported standoff in\u2064 East Lansdowne, Pa.,\u200c on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril \u2064Elfi<\/a><br \/>5:05 PM \u2013 Wednesday, February 7, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>In East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, a dramatic incident unfolded as two police officers \u200cwere shot and injured\u2062 outside a residence that\u200d quickly caught fire. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer told reporters that authorities had responded to a report of a shooting that involved \u2064an\u200b 11-year-old female victim on Wednesday afternoon on Baltimore Pike \u200cand Lewis Avenue. <\/p>\n<p>Stollsteimer also informed the\u200c press \u2063that officers\u2062 had arrived at the location where they came face-to-face with the \u2063shooter, who was still inside the home but ran out abruptly. He then immediately opened fire at both officers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI was there, a cop came flying around the corner,\u201d Sharon Johnson, a \u2064crossing guard who witnessed the\u2064 shooting, told <em>NBC10<\/em>.\u2062 \u201cHe got out and then he\u2019s in \u200bfront of the house talking to two people. And then all of a sudden I heard six or seven gunshots. Cops got down on the ground and I ran and took off.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additional responding Upper Darby police officers then bravely dragged both of the\u200d wounded officers to safety as\u200d the gunman continued \u200cto shoot, investigators said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt was because of the Upper Darby Police Department who also \u200dresponded to that call that these officers are alive today,\u201d Stollsteimer said. \u201cThey were \u2063dragged out of danger by Upper Darby police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As more officers arrived at the scene, the house that the gunman had been inside of caught fire as smoke\u2063 and flames rose from the\u200d home.<\/p>\n<p>With the arrival of additional police, firefighters, and a SWAT team, the whole neighborhood block\u200b was cleared out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOfficers were taking gunfire,\u201d Stollsteimer said. \u201cPolice officers and the fire department who were out there, there was still shots coming \u2064out at the beginning of \u2064this fire scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Initially, firefighters were unable to\u200b combat\u200b the rising flames due to the active shooter situation.<\/p>\n<p>However, the shooter \u200dreportedly ran back inside\u2064 the home and the \u2063gunfire\u200c stopped. By six o\u2019clock in the evening, firefighters were able to \u2062tackle \u200dthe fire and it was \u2062\u201clargely contained,\u201d although \u200bsmoke was still present. <\/p>\n<p>The two initial officers who arrived \u2062at the \u200cscene were quickly transported to a hospital and they are now in\u2063 stable condition. <\/p>\n<p>In a press conference held afterwards, Stollsteimer expressed uncertainty about whether the gunman remained inside the house or\u2063 if he escaped. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Active Shooter situation Creates Chaos as 2 Police Officers and Child have been Shot while setting \u2063a \u200bHouse on fire \u2070\u2070\ud83d\udccc<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EastLansdowne?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EastLansdowne<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PA<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Currently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-of-the-four-escaped-georgia-inmates-have-been-caught\/\" title=\"Two out of four escaped Georgia inmates apprehended.\">multiple law\u2063 enforcement agencies<\/a> are responding to a chaotic scene involving an active \u200dshooter situation in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xz8A2oBa6p\">pic.twitter.com\/xz8A2oBa6p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R A W\u200b S A L E R \u200cT S\u200d (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1755353679723389071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to make entry into \u2063that house until we know that the fire is under\u2064 control and that it\u2019s safe for those officers to go\u200d in there,\u201d Stollsteimer said. \u201cWe don\u2019t want another single officer hurt\u2064 tonight in Delaware County.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Both of the injured officers have 22 years of experience in the police department, serving their community. According to \u200cofficials, they are still not sure if the \u200cfirst account of an 11-year-old child being shot was even true. <\/p>\n<p>While the investigation\u200d is ongoing, police and firefighters are currently still present at the scene.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Check back \u200cfor\u200c updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden\u2063 Administration is continuing its persecution of\u2063 Christians in America, prosecuting peaceful\u200b protesters who were praying and singing hymns outside an abortion clinic in \u2064Tennessee. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The \u200cBronx Zoo holds an unusual online tradition for\u200c Valentines Day to celebrate someone who gives you the creepy crawlies. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-study-suggests-those-with-depression-have-higher-body-temperatures\/\" title=\"Study: Depression linked to higher body temperatures\">-governmental organizations assist illegal immigrants<\/a> who cross\u200c the\u200b Southern\u200d Border. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>With all the current problems in the U.S., some Americans \u200dare\u2064 asking why Washington is so involved in Israel\u2019s affairs. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple\u00a0is\u200c building prototypes of at least two iPhones that \u200cfold \u200bwidthwise like a clamshell.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla sent out a single-line query for each\u2063 job after canceling some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crumbley-verdict-could-threaten-2nd-amendment\/\" title=\"Crumbley Verdict Could Threaten 2nd Amendment\">employees\u2019 biannual performance reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta Platforms\u00a0will begin detecting and labeling images generated by other companies\u2019 AI services\u2063 in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Shares of Tesla \u200dfell nearly 6% after a report\u200c said German software firm SAP will \u200cno longer procure their \u2064electric cars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What will authorities do to conduct a thorough search of the house once the fire is\u2064 under control and deemed safe for\u2062 officers to enter<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Nt at the scene, ensuring the safety of the neighborhood and conducting\u2064 a thorough search of the\u200c house.<\/p>\n<p>The incident in \u2064East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania \u200chas left the community\u200d in shock and highlights the dangers that police officers face on a daily basis while serving and protecting their\u200c communities. The bravery and\u2063 quick response of the Upper\u2063 Darby police officers who risked their own lives to save their fellow officers are commendable. Their actions undoubtedly saved the \u200clives of\u2064 their colleagues\u2063 and prevented a potentially\u2064 more tragic outcome.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the shooting, the incident\u2063 escalated as the gunman set the\u2062 house on fire, creating a chaotic\u200c and \u2062dangerous situation for both the responding officers and the firefighters. The fire\u200d further \u200ccomplicated the situation, \u200bmaking\u200c it difficult\u200c for\u200d firefighters to combat the flames while the active shooter situation was ongoing. However, once the shooter reportedly ran back inside\u2062 the house, the\u200b gunfire ceased, allowing\u2063 firefighters\u200d to eventually gain control of the fire.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200b the two \u200binjured officers \u200bare now in stable condition\u200b and receiving treatment at a hospital,\u200c the uncertainty remains whether the gunman is still inside the house or if he\u200d managed \u200dto escape. Authorities are\u200b being cautious\u2063 and will not make entry into the house until \u200bthe fire is under \u200ccontrol and it is deemed safe for officers to\u200b enter.<\/p>\n<p>The incident\u200d serves as a reminder of the continuous \u200crisks that law enforcement officers face while carrying out their duties. They \u2064put their lives on the \u2064line every day to ensure \u2064the safety\u200b and well-being of their communities. It \u2063also highlights the importance of the partnership between different law enforcement agencies, as\u2064 the swift \u2062response and assistance from \u2063the Upper Darby police\u2063 department played a crucial role in saving the lives\u2062 of the injured officers.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation into this \u200cincident continues, the community and law enforcement agencies\u200d are coming together to support the \u200cinjured officers and their families. It is important to recognize and appreciate the dedication and sacrifice \u2064of these \u200bofficers, who have dedicated over two decades of their lives to serving \u2064their community.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the incident in East\u200c Lansdowne, Pennsylvania serves as a \u200cstark reminder of the dangers faced by law enforcement officers and the need for continued support and resources to ensure their safety. The bravery and quick response of the officers involved, along\u2063 with the assistance of other law enforcement agencies\u200b and firefighters,\u200b prevented a \u200cmore tragic outcome. This incident should serve as a reminder to the community of the importance of supporting and appreciating our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merrick-garland-to-tout-dojs-integrity-to-congress-as-he-faces-fierce-gop-questioning\/\" title=\"Merrick Garland to defend DOJ's 'integrity' amid tough GOP questioning.\">dedicated law enforcement officers<\/a>\u2063 who risk their\u200b lives daily to keep us safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters are present at the scene in East Lansdowne, PA, where two police officers were injured while responding to a reported standoff. The incident occurred on February 7, 2024. 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