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The Telegraph
The Telegraph
8 Feb 2024
Laura Murgatroyd


Family feared dead as house set on fire after reported shooting of 11-year-old girl

At least six people are feared dead after a house fire where police were called following reports of the shooting of an 11-year-old girl.

Police officers were called to the home in Pennsylvania shortly before 4pm on Wednesday.

When they arrived at the scene in East Lansdowne, a gunman from inside a house opened fire, shooting two officers who were later dragged to safety by colleagues.

“Our fear is there may be multiple people inside that home who have died,” Jack Stollsteimer, Delaware County District Attorney, said.

“We don’t know yet whether or not we can confirm or deny that until we get inside and methodically go through the debris that that house is now.”

Firefighters work the scene where two police officers were injured
Around six to eight people, including children, are unaccounted for Credit: CHARLES FOX/THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

The officers, both veterans, are in stable condition and are expected to make a full recovery, said Mr Stollsteimer.

Shortly after the officers were shot, the house was engulfed in flames. While it was not immediately clear what had started the fire, authorities fear people were inside the house.

Around six to eight people are unaccounted for according to Mr Stollsteimer.

He confirmed that authorities know there were “a lot of people living in that house, including children”.

“It is our terrible fear that they may be inside that house when it was burned,” he said. “We are hopeful that that is not true.”

Sharon Johnson, a crossing guard who witnessed the shooting, told NBC10: “I was there, a cop came flying around the corner. He got out and then he’s in front 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.”

The fire was still burning late on Wednesday evening and the house was deemed too dangerous for authorities to enter the property.

“There’s going to be a lot of work ahead of us,” Mr Stollsteimer said. “Gruesome work.”

He predicted that the earliest authorities may be able to get into the property to confirm the number of people who died would be Thursday morning, if the fire had burnt out by then.

Authorities have not yet identified the family or possible victims.