Armed man shot by prison officer

GETTYSBURG — Police say a man who appeared with a gun at a county prison in Gettysburg has been shot once by a responding officer.

State police said the man was taken into custody outside the Adams County Prison on Thursday afternoon and was transported to a hospital.

County Commissioner Randy Phiel says the man had fired several shots in the prison’s parking lot.

Police say the man’s medical condition is unknown and the reason he showed up at the prison is under investigation.

County buildings were locked down for about an hour because of the shooting.

The county commissioner says cloud cover and fog prevented a medical helicopter from being able to take the man to a hospital so he was driven there in an ambulance.

Turnpike stretch to close Saturday

HIGHSPIRE — A 65-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is going to be closed in both directions for six hours, starting at 11 p.m. Saturday.

The turnpike said Thursday the closure between the Breezewood and Carlisle exits will last until 5 a.m. Sunday.

That will allow contractors to demolish the Meadowbrook Road bridge at mile post 220 in Cumberland County.

The turnpike will distribute cards with alternate routes as motorists get off the toll road at both ends.

Officials say the detours will add about an hour of travel time for motorists.

By The Associated Press