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Law enforcement community offers support to Mount Vernon officer

Dec 15, 2016, 11:00 PM | Updated: 11:35 pm

A Mount Vernon police officer is suffering a gunshot wound to the head at Harborview Medical Center after a standoff Thursday night. The law enforcement community and elected officials are offering words of encouragement to the injured officer and his family.

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