Law enforcement stands exterior a house in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, on February 8, 2024. (Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer, by way of AP)
Days after an enormous hearth broke out at a house in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, and a police officer was additionally shot, the our bodies of all six relations who died have been recovered, the district lawyer introduced.
“At this time, the investigation will transition to the Delaware County Chief Medical Examiner,” District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer instructed reporters at a press convention Friday night time.
He famous that the primary three units of our bodies, together with a younger baby, have been recovered on Thursday, whereas the remaining our bodies have been found through the day on Friday. They have been virtually unrecognizable, Stollsteimer added.
The DA famous that Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Albert Chu is at the moment engaged on formal identification of the physique with the assistance of dental and medical data. Their names have been launched by their households earlier this week.
“We consider it was shot after which set on hearth, however we do not know if that is true or not,” Stolsteimer stated.
David Shazza, a 22-year worker of the Lansdowne Police Department, was shot within the leg. He has since been discharged from Penn Presbyterian Hospital. Meanwhile, Officer John Meehan was hit within the arm. Police stated his wounds required surgical procedure.
About quarter-hour after the capturing, the house went up in flames. It remains to be unclear what began the hearth.
Stollsteimer additionally stated investigators don’t but know a motive for the capturing, including that the suspect was “simply loopy.”
A vigil was scheduled to be held Saturday in reminiscence of the victims.
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