CHEVERLY, Md. – The Latest on the shooting of a police officer and one other person in Maryland (all times local):
7:27 p.m.
Parked police cars are lining the road to Prince George's Hospital Center in Maryland, where authorities say a police officer critically wounded in a shooting was taken earlier.
Several officers crowded into the hospital's lobby by Sunday evening. The officers stood there quietly while waiting to learn details about the officer's condition from their chief after the shooting near a police station in Landover. There was no immediate indication when authorities might speak publicly about the shooting.
Earlier, police had said that the officer was critically wounded and that two suspects were in custody.
Assistant Fire Chief Alan Doubleday also says another person also was shot Sunday and was taken to the same hospital.
Officials say the shooting occurred at a community center next to the Landover police station in Prince George's County, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Police had initially posted a message on Twitter asking residents to avoid the area and to stay inside because of a possible "active shooter" situation. Police later said they didn't believe there were any other suspects.
Other details weren't immediately released, and the suspects weren't immediately identified.
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7:10 p.m.
Authorities in Maryland say a police officer was critically wounded in a shooting near a police station, and two suspects are in custody.
Assistant Fire Chief Alan Doubleday says another person also was shot Sunday and was taken by ambulance to Prince George's Hospital Center in stable condition. He says police took the wounded officer to the same hospital.
Officials say the shooting occurred at a community center next to the Landover police station in Prince George's County, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Police had initially posted a message on Twitter asking residents to avoid the area and to stay inside because of a possible "active shooter" situation. Police later said they don't believe there are any other suspects.
Other details weren't immediately released, and the suspects weren't immediately identified.
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6:45 p.m.
Police in Maryland say a police officer was critically wounded in a shooting, and one suspect is in custody.
The shooting occurred Sunday afternoon outside the Landover police station in Prince George's County, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Police had initially posted a message on Twitter asking residents to avoid the area and to stay inside because of a possible "active shooter" situation. It was unclear whether police were still looking for other suspects.
The wounded officer was taken to Prince George's Hospital Center. Other details weren't immediately released by police, who said in an email that all updates were being released on Twitter for the time being.
The suspect wasn't immediately identified.
The Maryland State Highway Administration later tweeted that some major routes in the area were reopening with delays expected.
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5:46 p.m.
Police in Maryland say a police officer has been shot and that there might be an "active shooter" outside the Landover police station in Prince George's County, a suburb of Washington, D.C.
Police posted a message Sunday afternoon on Twitter asking residents to avoid the area and to stay inside.
Prince George's County Assistant Fire Chief Alan Doubleday told The Washington Post (http://wapo.st/1RI9Yh2 ) that one person was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound and a second person was transported by police.
Police officials did not immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press.
The condition of the officer who was shot, and other details, were not immediately released by authorities.
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