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3 officers injured in shooting at US police station; suspect killed

The Associated Press / Times Colonist
December 28, 2012

Police vehicles sit behind crime tape outside the Gloucester Township, N.J., police headquarters Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, after a man being processed inside the station on a domestic violence charge grabbed a gun and shot and injured three officers. Deputy Police Chief David Harkins says one officer suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was undergoing surgery. Two other officers suffered minor injuries. (AP Photo/The Courier-Post, John Ziomek)

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Three officers have been injured in a shooting at a police station in the U.S., and the suspect was shot and killed.

Police say gunfire erupted inside the Gloucester Township police station in New Jersey before dawn Friday as a man was being processed on a domestic violence complaint.

The man grabbed a gun and began firing. Three officers were hit before the suspect was shot and killed.

Deputy Police Chief David Harkins says one officer had a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was undergoing surgery. Two other officers had minor injuries.

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