Shooting in Galloway

Police surrounded a trailer Monday at a campground in Galloway Township where two officers were shot when they went to investigate a fatal bar shooting, officials said.

Nearby Pamona Elementary School is still under a lockdown as of Monday morning. The two officers were wounded when they approached the home of Gary Highland, according to Township Manager Tom Henshaw. Authorities said Highland was the prime suspect in Monday's shooting.

Officer Joseph McFadden was in critical condition when he was taken from the scene, Henshaw said. Officer Kenneth Buck was treated at a hospital and released.

Authorities did not provide details on the officers' injuries.

The two were investigating a shooting Sunday at Kennedy's Bar, about a half mile from the trailer. Two people were shot at the bar, one fatally. The other was in critical condition.

William Smith, 60, who lives nearby, said he heard a shot at about 7:10 a.m., followed by sirens.

Bob Goff, of Hamilton Township, said his mother, Nida Goff, who lives near the trailer, told him by phone that police told her to stay inside.

"They told her to lay down and stay away from the windows," Bob Goff said.

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