Prosecutor: 'No doubt' gunman was targeting police officers
Ed Marsico
Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty fired at a Harrisburg police officer on Friday afternoon and later at a state trooper  wounding her before pursuing  her  Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico  said.
"He fired several shots at a Capitol police officer and at a Pennsylvania state police trooper in marked vehicles "  Marsico  told reporters  flanked by state police  Capitol police and FBI officials.
The gunfire began shortly after 4 p.m. Friday  when the man fired several shots at a state Capitol officer in downtown Harrisburg  striking his car several times and sending one shot "that went very close to hitting him "  Marsico  said. About 20 or 30 minutes later  he fired several shots at the state trooper  striking her with one of those shots.
The trooper is "doing well " is in good condition and is expected to make a full recovery   Marsico  said.
"He approached them with two handguns ... firing many shots at those police officers " and the officers returned fire  killing him   Marsico  said.
El-Mofty had ties to the Middle East and recently traveled there  but the motive for the attack was unknown   Marsico  said.
 Marsico  asked for information from the public about the man  who also had ties to the city and  its  western suburbs across the Susquehanna River.  He  declined to comment on whether the man was known to police.
"That's not  his  behavior at all " said Soweilam  co-owner of a Halal store in Camp Hill. "That's not  him . I still don't believe it."
Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty fired at a Harrisburg police officer on Friday afternoon and later at a state trooper  wounding her before pursuing  her  [TGT]said.
"[TGT] fired several shots at a Capitol police officer and at a Pennsylvania state police trooper in marked vehicles "  [TGT]told reporters  flanked by state police  Capitol police and FBI officials.
The gunfire began shortly after 4 p.m. Friday  when the man fired several shots at a state Capitol officer in downtown Harrisburg  striking his car several times and sending one shot "that went very close to hitting him "  Marsico  said. About 20 or 30 minutes later  he fired several shots at the state trooper  striking her with one of those shots.
The trooper is "doing well " is in good condition and is expected to make a full recovery   Marsico  said.
"He approached them with two handguns ... firing many shots at those police officers " and the officers returned fire  killing him   [TGT]said.
El-Mofty had ties to the Middle East and recently traveled there  but the motive for the attack was unknown   [TGT]said.
 [TGT]asked for information from the public about the man  who also had ties to the city and  its  western suburbs across the Susquehanna River.  [TGT]  declined to comment on whether the man was known to police.
"That's not  his  behavior at all " said Soweilam  co-owner of a Halal store in Camp Hill. "That's not  him . I still don't believe it."