A man was rushed from a Newtown Township nonprofit’s headquarters to a trauma center after a Tuesday afternoon shooting.
As of early evening, the police chief said it appeared the gunshot wound the man suffered was self-inflicted.
Officers from Newtown Borough, Newtown Township, and Lower Makefield Township rushed to the Law School Admission Council building in the 600 block of East Penn Street around 4:20 p.m. for the report of a shooting.
A few minutes later, two Newtown Ambulance Squad ambulances escorted by police and the Newtown Emergency Services Department departed the scene and rushed to St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township.
“There is no risk to the community and public,” police Lt. Jason Harris said.
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The man was at the hospital in “extremely critical condition,” police Chief John Hearn said in the early evening hours.
Officers were first called for a report of a man with a gun and then a shooting at the Law School Admission Council, the chief said.
Officers evacuated the building in the wake of the shooting.
Hearn said a Middletown Township police dog trained in explosives detection was called to check the vehicle that belonged to the wounded man. The vehicle was deemed negative for explosives.
Detectives remained at the scene as of 6 p.m. and were working to gather more information.
The Law School Admission Council is a nonprofit that works with law schools in the U.S., Australia, and Canada.
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