LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 2:50 p.m.: Police say one person is dead after a five-hour standoff with an armed man on Sunday morning in East Hempfield Township.
The man fired dozens of rounds from multiple weapons at Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) officers, police say.
Police say the suspect was taken into custody after a member of the Lancaster County SERT shot him in the arm and shoulder and the deployment of tear gas.
When officers entered the apartment they found the body of a woman with a gunshot wound to the head.
At this time, authorities have not disclosed the names of the suspect or victim.
The suspect was taken to the hospital under guard and is reported to be in stable condition, police say.
State police are investigating the use of force by the SERT member and following the completion of this investigation the district attorney will decide if the use of deadly force was justified.
The incident remains under investigation.
Previous: The suspect of a shooting incident in Lancaster County was arrested early Sunday morning after barricading for hours, says the district attorney's office.
On Sunday, Sept. 11, officers were called to the 2000 block of Swarr Run Road in East Hempfield Township around 1:30 a.m. for a reported domestic situation involving a shooting.
According to officials, when officers arrived at the scene, the suspect shot at them and barricaded himself inside an apartment at the Park City Apartments.
Residents of the apartment complex were evacuated and the Lancaster County SERT was called to the scene to negotiate with the suspect.
Police say the suspect fired at SERT officers numerous times while trying to negotiate with him.
The suspect was finally taken into custody around 6:30 a.m.
Police continue to investigate and say they will release more details at a later time.
