This church is LITERALLY right next to my high school. And I go to school with the children of the dad who is the pastor there. I'm so freaked out and worried. Edit: I went to the press conference, there were three people outside the church shot, and the two dead inside the church. An officer died, meaning three are now dead. :( Pastor and family are okay.

From SeattlePi.com:
2 dead in church after Idaho shootings

Law enforcement officers stormed a church where they believed a shooter or shooters were hiding on Sunday, finding two bodies inside, police said.

The dead included the likely shooter who had wounded two officers and a civilian with bursts of automatic gunfire late Saturday or early Sunday, police said.

About 75 shots were fired in the attack, said David Duke, Moscow's assistant police chief. Duke said the attack was apparently an ambush, with the shooter firing into the Latah County Courthouse to lure people into the line of fire.

A Moscow police officer was shot first, followed by a Latah County sheriff's deputy who came to his aid. A civilian was struck after that, Duke said.

This is a breaking news update. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

MOSCOW, Idaho -- Dozens of law enforcement officers surrounded a church Sunday where they believed they had cornered a shooter or shooters who wounded two officers and a civilian in bursts of automatic gunfire, police said.

About 75 shots were fired in the attack late Saturday, said David Duke, Moscow's assistant police chief. Duke said the attack was apparently an ambush, with the shooter firing into the Latah County Courthouse to lure people into the line of fire.

"Whoever the shooter is wanted to draw people to the courthouse," Duke said. "When officers responded, he did open fire on them."

A Moscow police officer was shot first, followed by a Latah County sheriff's deputy who came to his aid. A civilian was struck after that, Duke said.

Police do not believe the shooter had a specific target in mind, Duke said.

"He was just shooting at anybody he could," Duke said. "We believe the shots were from a high area, based on where the victims were shot."

Police declined to release the condition of the people who had been shot, and few details were immediately available.

Duke said the victims were shot with automatic weapons fire.

Police initially said two civilians had been shot, but corrected that after learning that one civilian had been injured elsewhere.

Officers surrounded the First Presbyterian Church, which is near the courthouse and nestled in a heavily residential neighborhood near downtown and Moscow High School. Duke said they were preparing a plan for ending the standoff.

Streets in the area have been barricaded and residents have been told to stay inside their homes. Many residents told news media that they heard the hail of bullets, and some said they witnessed the shooting of the officers.

A caretaker lives in the church, but Duke said police have had no contact with that person since the incident started.

The incident began around 11 p.m. Saturday, when someone began shooting at the courthouse, Duke said. The courthouse, which includes the sheriff's office, was evacuated, Duke said.

More than 30 shots were fired into the sheriff's dispatch center, but no one was injured, he said.

The final shot from inside the church was heard about 1 a.m., Duke said.

Officers have had no contact with the person in the church, he said.

Moscow, a community of about 20,000 people that is home to the University of Idaho, is located 80 miles south of Spokane, Wash.

The wounded were taken to Gritman Medical Center in Moscow.