Six to Eight Unaccounted for, Including Children, After Suspect Sets House on Fire and Shoots Two Officers in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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A community is in distress following a harrowing incident that unfolded on Wednesday in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, where eight people, including children, are feared missing after a suspect set a house on fire and engaged in a shootout that resulted in two police officers being wounded.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer expressed deep concern about the possibility of fatalities within the charred remains of the home.
“Our fear is there may be multiple people inside that home who have died,” Stollsteimer stated during a press briefing, per abc11.
“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.”
The chaotic sequence of events began with a response to a distressing call about an 11-year-old potentially shot,
