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6 Presumed Dead in East Lansdowne Tragedy Involving Fire and Shooting

A devastating fire and shooting in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, leaves six family members unaccounted for, including children, and two police officers wounded.

  • Six family members, including children, are presumed dead following a house fire in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.
  • Two police officers were shot and wounded while responding to a report of an 11-year-old girl being shot at the home.
  • The fire, which gutted the three-story home, erupted during a standoff with a gunman inside the house.
  • Investigators retrieved three sets of human remains and a rifle from the charred site, with three others still unaccounted for.
  • Authorities fear the shooter, who is presumed dead along with five relatives, may have started the fire.
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