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<p>NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) &#8212; An intense search continued Saturday for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a rookie police officer.</p><p>The shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. Friday in New Kensington, about 18 miles (29 kilometers) northeast of Pittsburgh. Officer Brian Shaw, 25, was shot after a traffic stop involving an SUV led to him chasing someone on foot, authorities said.</p><p>Police later recovered an older model of an unoccupied brown Jeep Grand Cherokee, wanted in connection with the shooting.</p><p>Shaw had served as a part-time officer in three other towns before joining the New Kensington police force full time in June. He was taken to a hospital after the shooting but was pronounced dead there a short time later, according to authorities.</p><p>Police officers from neighboring towns continued to scour the area for the suspect early Saturday. SWAT teams and police dogs assisted.</p><p>A description of the suspect has not been released. Authorities planned to provide more details at a news conference Saturday.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Police officers walk away from the scene of shooting where a police officer was fatally shot Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in New Kensington, Pa. Authorities in Pennsylvania say a police officer was shot and killed while making a traffic stop and a search is underway for the gunman. Police officers from neighboring towns, some carrying rifles, are scouring the area for the suspect. (Rebecca Droke/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_119234529-c2d5c7e16464495e98e6ffd404ea52db.jpg</photo0><caption0>Police officers walk away from the scene of shooting where a police officer was fatally shot Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in New Kensington, Pa. Authorities in Pennsylvania say a police officer was shot and killed while making a traffic stop and a search is underway for the gunman. Police officers from neighboring towns, some carrying rifles, are scouring the area for the suspect. (Rebecca Droke/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_119234529-0397731ab64540dd8c4b17bd6c4a2705.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">A SWAT team walks along a street in the neighborhood where a police officer was fatally shot Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in New Kensington, Pa. Authorities in Pennsylvania say a police officer was shot and killed while making a traffic stop and a search is underway for the gunman. (Rebecca Droke/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_119234529-0397731ab64540dd8c4b17bd6c4a2705.jpg</photo1><caption1>A SWAT team walks along a street in the neighborhood where a police officer was fatally shot Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in New Kensington, Pa. Authorities in Pennsylvania say a police officer was shot and killed while making a traffic stop and a search is underway for the gunman. (Rebecca Droke/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_119234529-10632ef0179243d58ade2501fbbfe683.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">SWAT team members prepare to search the neighborhood where a police officer was fatally shot Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in New Kensington, Pa. Authorities in Pennsylvania say a police officer was shot and killed while making a traffic stop and a search is underway for the gunman. (Rebecca Droke/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_119234529-10632ef0179243d58ade2501fbbfe683.jpg</photo2><caption2>SWAT team members prepare to search the neighborhood where a police officer was fatally shot Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in New Kensington, Pa. Authorities in Pennsylvania say a police officer was shot and killed while making a traffic stop and a search is underway for the gunman. (Rebecca Droke/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) </caption2><photoCredit2></photoCredit2></div></div>
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Police officer killed in Pennsylvania, gunman at large