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HARRISBURG -- A deputy U.S. marshal died Thursday after a shooting in Harrisburg as a federal team of officers tried to arrest a wanted suspect, sources confirmed to PennLive.
Two officers also were wounded: one from York and one from Harrisburg. The wounded Harrisburg officer returned fire and critically wounded the suspect, according to Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse.
The condition of the York police was non-life-threatening, according to a statement from York Police.
The deputy died at a hospital after the shooting was reported during the warrant service at a home near South 18th and Mulberry streets.
The shooting occurred about 6:10 a.m. in a residential area that was still locked down by police and clogged with law enforcement vehicles more than three hours later.
Police released very few details about the incident and said they were planning to release more information at at 2 p.m. news conference.
Earlier on Thursday, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo confirmed to PennLive that multiple law enforcement officers had been hurt and that one person had been shot by police. The condition of the person shot by police was not released.
At a news briefing at the scene about 9:35 a.m., Chardo would not confirm the extent of the officers' injuries and instead spoke about the incident in general terms. He said there was "no current danger to the public," and that the suspect was "not at large." He would not provide any details about the chain of events that occurred.
David Freed, the new U.S. Attorney for the Middle District was at the news briefing along with an official from the state's probation and parole board.
The U.S. Marshal's service is the enforcement arm of the federal courts and they have a team of officers who specialize in apprehending fugitives.
It was not clear who was being sought in Harrisburg Thursday.
U.S. Marshals task forces combine the efforts of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to locate and arrest the most dangerous fugitives, according to information on the U.S. Marshal's website.
Harrisburg police officers are part of the task force.
According to the website:
Task force officers are state and local police officers who receive special deputations with the Marshals. While on a task force, these officers can exercise U.S. Marshals authorities, such as crossing jurisdictional lines.
The Marshals arrest 242 fugitives every day on average.