Cops in Pennsylvania shot and killed a gunman who fired at police in several locations in Harrisburg, the state capital.
Authorities said that Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty, 51, went on a shooting spree that spanned two miles and began at around 4pm Friday near the state’s Capitol Building.
During the first incident, El-Mofty allegedly opened fire on a Capitol police officer from inside his own car, hitting the officer’s cruiser multiple times. The officer inside was not injured.
Authorities said that Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty, 51, specifically targeted police in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, during a shooting spree that began Friday at about 4pm
Map showing the three locations where shots were allegedly fired by El-Mofty during the spree
About half an hour later, El-Mofty allegedly shot at a Pennsylvania state trooper in her vehicle a few blocks away from the scene of the first shooting. Authorities said that the officer was left ‘slightly injured’ from the gunfire, WGAL reported.
The spree ended in a shootout between El-Mofty and local and state police, with El-Mofty being fatally shot by officers on scene, authorities said. No officers were injured.
The district attorney’s office said that El-Mofty was armed with two handguns, believed to be 9mm weapons.
Authorities were initially unable to approach El-Mofty’s body due to the presence of a suspicious device, but the bomb squad determined that the device was not an issue, ABC 27 reported.
El-Mofty and local and state police engaged in a shootout at this Harrisburg location
Yellow crime scene marker cones indicated locations of bullets that were fired during the shootout between El-Mofty and local and state Pennsylvania officers
Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico said that there was ‘no doubt’ that El-Mofty had specifically targeted police officers during the spree and asked anybody who had information about him to contact 911, ABC News reported.
Marsico also said that El-Mofty recently traveled to the Middle East and had ties there.
During a news conference Friday night, Marsico said that authorities had no motive for the attack yet and that the investigation was ‘wide-ranging.’
When questioned about whether there were any specific ties between this shooting spree and terrorism, Marscio said that authorities would be investing that, but in the meantime, ‘We don’t want people to run wild with speculation.’
The state trooper who was struck by a bullet during the second shooting incident is doing well.