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PHILADELPHIA — Authorities suspect that family members who died in a fire outside Philadelphia were killed by a relative who also shot and wounded two police officers, a prosecutor said Friday. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said at a news conference that six sets of remains have been recovered from the ashes of a fire that destroyed the home …
EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. — Six members of a family — including three children — are feared dead, an official said Thursday, from a fire at a house in suburban Philadelphia that went up in flames as two police officers who responded to the scene were shot and injured. The other wounded officer, 44-year-old John Meehan of the East Lansdowne department, …
EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. — At least six people were unaccounted for following a fire at a home that started after two police officers were called there and wounded by gunfire Wednesday, authorities said. “Our fear is there may be multiple people inside that home who have died,” Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. “We are hopeful that that is …