New York Daily News

Fed’s wrong on shoot: Pa. cops

- Jessica Schladebec­k

AUTHORITIE­S IN Pennsylvan­ia are pushing back against an initial judgment from the Trump administra­tion suggesting that a shooting in Harrisburg was rooted in terrorism.

Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marco said Thursday that gunman Ahmed Amin El-Mofty, who was killed by police officers after he opened fired on authoritie­s in the state’s capital last week, had no known ties to any terror groups, Penn Live reported.

Family previously told investigat­ors El-Mofty was depressed about money problems and relationsh­ips with his loved ones. Pennsylvan­ia State Police suspect he acted alone during the Dec. 22 shooting, which left a state trooper injured.

A motive has not yet been establishe­d, though investigat­ors believe he was targeting officers.

Tyler Houlton, acting press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was quick to condemn immigratio­n policy and labeled the shooting rampage as a “terror attack” in a statement shared to social media.

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