Three police officers were shot in two incidents overnight in Savannah, Georgia and HarmonyTownship, Pennsylvania.
Two officers in the Georgia shooting were wounded with non-life threatening injuries while the Pennsylvania officer was saved by his bullet-proof vest.
WTOC-TV reported the Georgia Bureau of Investigations said one other unidentified person was shot and killed in the Savannah shooting which reportedly occurred during a traffic stop.
(A WTOC update on the shooting: The two wounded officers have been released from the hospital. The gunman was shot dead after he opened fire on four officers during a traffic stop. Three of the officers were wearing body cameras that recorded the incident.)
In Harmony Township, Pa., KDKA-TV reported an officer was hit as he approached a man suspected of breaking into cars who then opened fire on the officer.
One or two bullets reportedly hit the officer in his bullet-proof vest. The officer was taken to the hospital but is expected to be alright. The suspect may have been hit by return fire but is on the run.
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The officer in Pennsylvania was shot after apprehending a man breaking into cars.
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