Of note, police were responding to a report of a stolen vehicle in Syracuse (Representative)
New York, USA:
As gun violence continues to surge in the United States, a police officer and a deputy sheriff were shot and killed in another heinous act of killing in the New York town of Salina on Sunday, Fox News reported, citing officials.
The suspect was also killed in an incident at a home in the Darien Drive area around 8:15 p.m. Sunday.
Salina is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
Notably, police responded to a report of a stolen car in Syracuse and went to Salina’s house, where he was shot.
Onondaga County Sheriff Tobias Shelley identified the two dead officers as a deputy and a Syracuse police officer, Fox News reported citing WSYR-TV. However, their names have not been revealed yet.
Shelley said there is no immediate threat to the community and the location is currently safe.
More details are awaited as the investigation continues.
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