Police Surround Church After 3 Shot in Idaho

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Source: NYT

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) -- Dozens of law enforcement officers surrounded a church Sunday where they believed they had cornered a shooter or shooters who wounded two officers and a civilian in bursts of automatic gunfire, police said.

About 75 shots were fired in the attack late Saturday, said David Duke, Moscow's assistant police chief. Duke said the attack was apparently an ambush, with the shooter firing into the Latah County Courthouse to lure people into the line of fire.

''Whoever the shooter is wanted to draw people to the courthouse,'' Duke said. ''When officers responded, he did open fire on them.''

A Moscow police officer was shot first, followed by a Latah County sheriff's deputy who came to his aid. A civilian was struck after that, Duke said.

Police do not believe the shooter had a specific target in mind, Duke said.

''He was just shooting at anybody he could,'' Duke said. ''We believe the shots were from a high area, based on where the victims were shot.''

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1. very sad...

the pattern continues