Three police officers slain in Pittsburgh, reports say
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<!--endclickprintexclude--><!--startclickprintexclude--><!--endclickprintexclude-->(CNN) -- At least three Pittsburgh police officers were killed Saturday and two wounded after they responded to a call about a domestic dispute, two CNN affiliates reported, quoting police sources.
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<!--endclickprintexclude-->WTAE-TV and WPXI-TV both reported the deaths.
Shots came from inside a home in the Stanton Heights neighborhood of the western Pennsylvania city. No one could reach the officers who were shot, and they remained in the line of fire, police spokeswoman Diane Richards said earlier at a news conference.
The incident began about 7 a.m., Richards said. An hour later, there was a volley of 70 to 80 shots, and an hour after that there were about a dozen more. iReport.com: Are you there? Share your story
Richards, who said there also was a second person in the home, said police didn't know what prompted the standoff. Officers had been negotiating with the shooter.
Police couldn't say whether the officers struck were from the city, the county or other departments.
City, county and state police officers -- some clad in riot gear -- were among those at the scene, and a chopper hovered overhead. <!--startclickprintexclude-->E-mail to a friend
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<LI _extended="true">Officers were responding to a domestic call, Allegheny County police said
<LI _extended="true">Gunman is apparently in a house keeping law enforcement at bay
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<!--endclickprintexclude--><!--startclickprintexclude--><!--endclickprintexclude-->(CNN) -- At least three Pittsburgh police officers were killed Saturday and two wounded after they responded to a call about a domestic dispute, two CNN affiliates reported, quoting police sources.
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Shots came from inside a home in the Stanton Heights neighborhood of the western Pennsylvania city. No one could reach the officers who were shot, and they remained in the line of fire, police spokeswoman Diane Richards said earlier at a news conference.
The incident began about 7 a.m., Richards said. An hour later, there was a volley of 70 to 80 shots, and an hour after that there were about a dozen more. iReport.com: Are you there? Share your story
Richards, who said there also was a second person in the home, said police didn't know what prompted the standoff. Officers had been negotiating with the shooter.
Police couldn't say whether the officers struck were from the city, the county or other departments.
City, county and state police officers -- some clad in riot gear -- were among those at the scene, and a chopper hovered overhead. <!--startclickprintexclude-->E-mail to a friend
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