CBS -- Investigators began sifting through the wreckage of an East Lansdowne home Thursday and expect to find some remains of the home's residents β a day after a fire broke out during an active shooter situation that sent two police officers to a hospital.
Six people are unaccounted for after the fire , while the two officers shot are expected to be OK. Smoke was still rising from the home Thursday morning but the remaining hot spots were later put out, clearing the way for investigators to begin their work. Around p. Wednesday, police were called to the home along Lewis Avenue, near Pembroke Avenue and Baltimore Avenue, for a report of an year-old girl who was shot, Stollsteimer said.
Officers who arrived faced gunfire, and two were hit as more police arrived to escort them to safety. Videos posted on TikTok showed officers leaning over an officer who had been shot, while gunshots can be heard in another video showing an officer taking cover behind a parked car.
The DA's office says firefighters were initially kept back from the fire for their safety, as it was still believed to be an active shooter situation. Stollsteimer said gunfire has since stopped in the area after it was initially called an "active shooter situation" by emergency officials.
Stollsteimer said it's believed the alleged shooter is one of the six to eight people unaccounted for. Officers from Lansdowne, East Lansdowne and Upper Darby Township responded to the home and were immediately met with gunfire, according to Stollsteimer. One officer was shot in the leg and the other in the arm. Both officers are in stable condition at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
