Investigators returned to an East Lansdowne home Friday in an effort to collect more evidence, as well as recover the remains of a family who is presumed dead inside.
The shooter and brother's family are presumed dead, surviving family members sayEast Lansdowne home in Delaware County where a gunman opened fire WednesdaySix people from the same family are presumed dead inside the residence, including the apparent gunman, a surviving family member told Action News.Three bodies, including that of a child and a gun, were recovered from the charred rubble Thursday afternoon.
During the chaos, Upper Darby police were able to quickly grab ballistic shields and dragged the injured officers to safety. Intense flames were initially seen rising from the roof and top floor of the three-story home before spreading to the lower levels, largely gutting the structure. Chopper video also showed one officer being carried away from the scene and being put in an ambulance.Chin said she has no idea why her son had a gun, adding that he had no known history of mental illness. She also said the family did not have a history of arguments.
The massive plume of smoke could be seen across the community. It was so intense it was picked up on StormTracker 6 radar.Crews spent Thursday trying to recover the bodies from the rubble. Wisps of smoke were visible from the charred remains of the house as investigators examined the home. Lansdowne Officer David Schiazza, 54, who was wounded in the leg, was discharged from Penn Presbyterian Hospital at 3 p.m. Thursday. He was rolled out in a wheelchair and greeted by rows of fellow officers who stood at attention and saluted. He waved and flashed a thumbs-up sign through the passenger-side window as he was driven away."He is going home to his family. The hero that he is," Stollsteimer said.
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