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DA: ‘These officers risk their lives everyday’ on suspect dead & officer injured Lancaster City shooting

LANCASTER, Pa. — A man is dead and a Lancaster City Police officer wounded following a shooting Tuesday afternoon. According to police reports, the office...

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LANCASTER, Pa. -- A man is dead and a Lancaster City Police officer wounded following a shooting Tuesday afternoon.

According to police reports, the officer was serving a warrant at 305 East Chestnut Street around 12:30 p.m.

A man who was being served, opened fire and hit a police officer in the shoulder, investigators said. Police returned fire, killing the man.

The officer was taken to Lancaster General Hospital for treatment and is listed in stable condition.

No word yet on the identity of the man killed or the officer who was shot.

Currently East Chestnut at North Lime Street is shut down.

DA: ‘These officers risk their lives everyday’ on suspect dead & officer injured Lancaster City shooting

Police are asking motorists to avoid the area as the investigation continues.

E. Chestnut St at N. Lime is blocked. Avoid the area. No traffic east between Lime & Plum St. No turns from N Shippen onto E Chestnut Sr.

— Lancaster Police (@LancasterPolice) May 19, 2015

Media staging area will be at E. Marion and N Shippen St. More will follow when Lt. Umstead is prepared to deliver a brief.

— Lancaster Police (@LancasterPolice) May 19, 2015

Press Conference

DA Craig Stedman at the press conference:

Stedman: says police were invited inside and suspect was given verbal commands but did not comply with demands to surrender.

— Mel Orlins (@Mel_Orlins) May 19, 2015

Stedman: non deadly force was used - then Lancaster officer shot twice in hand and upper torso.

— Mel Orlins (@Mel_Orlins) May 19, 2015

Stedman: suspect wanted for domestic violence, assault, and terroristic threats from an incident last night @fox43

— Mel Orlins (@Mel_Orlins) May 19, 2015

Stedman says suspect threatened to kill a woman and her 4 year old and displayed a gun. @fox43

— Mel Orlins (@Mel_Orlins) May 19, 2015

Police are not identifying suspect despite what other media has reported.

— Mel Orlins (@Mel_Orlins) May 19, 2015

Stedman: "These officers risk their lives everyday. An officer was shot today. We need to keep this in perspective going forward." @fox43

— Mel Orlins (@Mel_Orlins) May 19, 2015

Chief:

Chief speaking now: officer had serious wounds but is in good condition, his injuries could have been deadly @fox43

— Mel Orlins (@Mel_Orlins) May 19, 2015

Mayor Gray speaking:

Mayor Gray thanking police officers who guard and make Lancaster livable. Gray visited hospital to speak with officer.

— Mel Orlins (@Mel_Orlins) May 19, 2015

Mayor Gray says since he has been mayor (10 years) this is the first time an officer has been shot. @fox43

— Mel Orlins (@Mel_Orlins) May 19, 2015