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<p>FOLCROFT, Pa. (AP) &#8212; A police officer was shot several times Friday as he approached people suspected of smoking drugs behind an apartment building, prompting a three-hour manhunt near Philadelphia that halted a dozen Amtrak trains, authorities said.</p><p>Folcroft Officer Christopher Dorman, 25, sustained injuries that required at least two surgeries, officials said. He was in critical but stable condition Friday afternoon, and police said they had a suspect in custody.</p><p>&#8220;I was told by the doctors that &#8216;thank God he had his vest on,&#8217; so apparently there may have been several shots to his vest,&#8221; Chief Robert Ruskowski said at a news conference outside the hospital.</p><p>The shooting took place about a block from the tracks used by Amtrak and a regional rail line. The lines were shut down at about 10:30 a.m. as police combed the area. About 500 passengers on Amtrak&#8217;s Acela and Northeast Regional lines were stopped on tracks nearby, spokesman Craig Schulz said.</p><p>At least one person was taken into custody sometime after 1 p.m. Officials did not immediately return messaging seeking details on the arrest.</p><p>Dorman has been on the force for about a year.</p><style>
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Officer critical but stable, 1 in custody in police shooting near Philadelphia