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SCRANTON — An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting of a Scranton detective last week, police announced during a press conference Wednesday.
As reported by our newsgathering partners at Eyewitness News (WBRE/WYOU), Scranton police announced the arrest of Aiden Deininger, 20, of Old Forge, on numerous charges, including attempted homicide, in the shooting of Detective Kyle Gilmartin, which took place on Jan. 11.
Eyewitness News reports that Deininger also faces charges in connection with endangering two other police officers who were in the police cruiser when he allegedly opened fire on that cruiser.
According to a criminal complaint, Deininger ambushed the officers, who were sitting in an unmarked police cruiser and fired multiple rounds into the vehicle.
Detective Gilmartin was sitting in the front passenger seat where he was struck twice in the head.
Another officer in the cruiser returned fire hitting Deininger, who then attempted to flee but collapsed not long after. A revolver was found near him.
Deininger was arraigned at Geisinger CMC in Scranton.