Officers 'Ambushed' In Police Station Shooting

A manhunt is under way in northeasten Pennsylvania after two state troopers were shot outside their barracks, leaving one dead and the other injured.

The shooting took place during a shift change at about 11pm on Friday outside the Blooming Grove station, near the New Jersey and New York state borders.

Law enforcement agencies from all three states began combing the rural region on the ground and by helicopter to find the gunman or gunmen responsible.

A 48-year-old man was being questioned by police on Saturday as a person of interest in the case, Trooper Connie Devens said.

Blooming Grove is a township of about 4,000 people

"No one is in custody or under arrest," she said.

Commissioner Frank Noonan told reporters: "I know a lot of people are wondering if the threat is resolved. It is not.

"The perpetrators of this heinous crime are still at large. We do not have a description or any real information about their identity."

More than 100 police vehicles were dispatched to the barracks

He added that the situation was of "grave concern".

Police do not have any information about the motive but Commissioner Noonan said "this attack seems to be directed particularly at the Pennsylvania State Police".

The injured officer has undergone surgery and is in a stable condition.

Local media reported that more than 100 police vehicles were dispatched to the barracks, including a SWAT team from neighbouring Lackawanna County.

Several roads have been closed and helicopters are searching the area.

Blooming Grove is about 35 miles east of Scranton and is home to 4,000 people.

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