CHAMBERSBURG, Pa (WJAC) — State police say a trooper was shot early Saturday morning while conducting a traffic stop in Chambersburg, Franklin County.

According to a release, troopers initiated a traffic stop, around 2 a.m. Saturday, along the 1400 block of Lincoln Way E in Guilford Township for a driver suspected of driving under the influence.

The release states that after troopers made contact with the driver, identified as 20-year-old Robert William Ransom, an altercation occurred while the field sobriety test was being administered.

Troopers say Ransom pulled out a handgun and shot one of the officers.

Ransom was taken into custody without further incident and the trooper is reportedly in stable condition after being transported to a nearby hospital.

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