Updated at 1:50 p.m.
A Scranton Police officer was shot early Thursday, after a series of targeted shootings, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Officers were called at 5 a.m. to the 500 block of Hyde Park Avenue in the city's west side, State Police Major Mike Carroll said at a press conference Thursday afternoon.
One suspect and one Scranton Police officer were taken to Geisinger Community Medical Center, where they are both in critical, but stable condition, Carroll said. Police have not yet identified either the officer or the suspect.
"At the time of the incident, Scranton Police officers were investigating two additional shootings, which occurred earlier in the evening," Carroll said. "During their investigation Scranton Police officers located a subject and an exchange of gunfire occurred. A Scranton Police officer was shot along with an unnamed subject."
Multiple agencies, including the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office are involved in an active investigation regarding the shootings that occurred on Jan. 10 and 11 and previously in the Scranton area.
"We believe all the three shootings that occurred tonight, in addition with some that occurred over the last couple of weeks, are all related to gang activity within the Scranton and surrounding areas," Carroll said.
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The Scranton School District cited a state of emergency in the city for their classes beginning online at 10 a.m. on a flexible schedule. The district later announced all extracurricular activities were canceled for Thursday afternoon.
