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Police in Harrisburg kill gunman with ties to Middle East
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HARRISBURG (AP) — Law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania have shot and killed a gunman who fired at police in several locations in Harrisburg, the state capital.
Authorities say 51-year-old Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty fired at a Capitol police officer around 4 p.m. Friday and then at a Pennsylvania state trooper a short while later. He was killed during a shootout with local and state police. Authorities say he was armed with two handguns, believed to be 9 mm weapons.
Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico says El-Mofty recently traveled to the Middle East and has ties there. He said during a news conference Friday night that authorities have no motive for the attack.
Marsico says a state trooper was struck by a bullet but is doing well.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf thanked officers who “were directly in harm’s way.”