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3 officers shot in Philadelphia while responding to 911 call about a domestic shooting

Three Philadelphia police officers were shot Wednesday night while responding to a 911 call about a shooting at a home, officials said. Three Philadelphia police officers were shot Wednesday night while responding to a 911 call about a shooting at a home, officials said. Just after 7 p.m. ET, officers respond to a 911 call regarding a person shot in a home as part of a domestic dispute, Philadelphia Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford Jr. said at a news conference on Wednesday evening. The incident started as an argument between a juvenile and his father, and Stanford Jr. said the uncle got involved. Both the youth and uncle retreated to a room, where the father shot the uncle, and the uncle and juvenile then called 911, the commissioner said. When officers arrived at the home, Stanford Jr. said the father, who was at the front of the house at that point, began to fire on them. According to officials, he hit two officers in the leg and one sergeant in the finger. Officers re...

3 people, suspect killed after domestic violence incident in Orlando, Florida

Three people and one suspect are dead after a suspected domestic violence incident turned deadly in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, police said. Three people and one suspect are dead after a suspect ed domestic violence incident turned deadly in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, according to Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith. Officers received calls for a domestic violence incident and arrived at a home near Parramore Avenue and Grand Street at around 2:28 a.m. Sunday. Once they arrived, they heard shots fired inside the home, Chief Smith said in a press conference. The suspect, who was armed, later walked out of the home and started firing at responding officers, the chief said. Police then returned fire, and the suspect later died in police custody, he said. Three people had been shot inside the home, officers said. One victim, who was a child, was transported to a hospital, but later succumbed to their injuries, said Smith. The other two victims, who were adults, al...