Officer and Suspect Critically Injured in Scranton Shootout

Shootout occurred while officer was investigating two other shootings believed to be gang-related.

An officer and a suspect were critically injured in a shootout in Scranton, Pennsylvania early Thursday morning.
The officer was investigating two other shootings that had occurred in the city earlier in the evening when the shootout occurred.
Both the officer and the suspect are in critical but stable condition at a hospital.
The officer-involved shooting and the earlier shootings are believed to be connected to gang-related activity in Scranton and its surrounding areas.
No victims from the earlier shootings had been found as of Thursday afternoon.