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Pa. State Police corporal shot serving warrant in Lancaster

A corporal with the Pennsylvania State Police was shot on Wednesday while serving a warrant in the City of Lancaster. Officials said the corporal is listed in stable condition

Law enforcement officials investigate after a corporal with the Pennsylvania State Police was shot in Lancaster on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
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A Pennsylvania State Police corporal was injured in a shooting in Lancaster while serving a warrant on Wednesday morning, officials said.

According to officials with the state police, the incident happened at about 6:19 a.m. when a Pennsylvania State Police corporal, assigned to the special emergency response team, was assisting warrant services in Lancaster.

The warrant was in connection to an ongoing armed robbery investigation, police said.

At that time, the responding troopers announced they were going to break into storage units along the 600 block of East Fulton Street, officials explained. As they used various tools to get into the units, a suspect opened fire from inside, striking a corporal in the arm.

Officials with the Bureau of Police in the City of Lancaster posted online about the incident on Wednesday morning.

The corporal -- who police officials have provided no further identifying information on -- was taken to a nearby hospital where, officials said, he was listed in stable condition.

40-year-old Alfredo Maldonado-Gonzalez was identified as the suspected gunman, officials said. He was taken to into custody.

While searching the storage unit, troopers found a stolen handgun that was believed to be the weapon used by Maldonado-Gonzalez, according to police.

No shot were fired by law enforcement officials during this incident, police said.

Maldonado-Gonzalez has been arraigned on attempted criminal homicide of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault and several other related charges, officials said.

This is a developing story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

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