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Pennsylvania trooper shot during traffic stop
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The Associated Press
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(Chambersburg) — Authorities say a Pennsylvania state trooper conducting a traffic stop has been shot.
The unidentified trooper is listed in stable condition.
State police say the shooting happened early Saturday in Franklin County.
It came after troopers stopped a driver who was suspected of driving under the influence.
Police say that a fight broke out between the troopers and the driver, 20-year-old Robert William Ransom of Chambersburg, during a sobriety test.
They say Ransom then pulled out a handgun and shot one of them.
Ransom was taken into custody uninjured.
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